inis.
island
Meaning & usage
island
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish inis, from Proto-Celtic *enistī (“standing in (the water)”), from Proto-Indo-European *en- (“in”) + *steh₂- (“stand”). Cognate with Welsh ynys.
to tell, relate
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish indisid, denominal from Old Irish indisin, indisiu, verbal noun of in·fét, from in- + Proto-Celtic *weideti, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“know, see”).
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