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Where does “uinnseann” come from?

uinnseann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish uindsend, from Old Irish uinnius, from Proto-Celtic osnistū, from Proto-Celtic osnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃es-nos.

uinnseann (Scottish Gaelic): The ash tree; The wood of the ash tree

Definitions

  1. The ash tree; The wood of the ash tree

Ancestry of “uinnseann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishuindsend—
2Old Irishuinniusash tree
3Proto-Celticosnistū—
4Proto-Celticosnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃es-nos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃es-nos →