English
Glackin
Glackin comes from Irish glac ‘grasp’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentglac‘grasp’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Glacáindiminutive of glac
- EnglishtodayGlackin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentglac‘grasp’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Glacáindiminutive of glac
- EnglishtodayGlackin
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glacáin, from a diminutive of glac (‘grasp’).
Every English word from Irish glac
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish glac / Glackin