English
Enid
Enid comes from Middle Welsh eneit ‘spirit, life’, from Proto-Celtic *anatyom ‘soul’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe, blow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁-‘to breathe, blow’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*anatyom‘soul’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500eneit‘spirit, life’
- EnglishtodayEnid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁-‘to breathe, blow’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*anatyom‘soul’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500eneit‘spirit, life’
- EnglishtodayEnid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe, blow’
and, animal, anime, asthma, unanimous, inhale, animosity, animate, animator, anemone, anima, animus, exhalation, prana, onde, 19 more
Today it means
name A female given name from Welsh of obscure meaning.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- / Enid