Where does “drummaun” come from?

drummaun (Yola) comes from Irish dromán, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

drummaun (Yola): A girth over the horse's back to keep up the trace, a ridge tie

Definitions

  1. A girth over the horse's back to keep up the trace, a ridge tie

Ancestry of “drummaun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdrománcamber
2Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Irish -án →Every word from Old Irish -án →