Etymograph

English

Heenan

Heenan comes from Irish Ó hÉanáin ‘descendant of Éanán’, from éan ‘bird’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to fly’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to fly’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂r̥‘wing’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ɸetnos‘bird’reconstructed
  4. Old Irishc. 600–900én‘bird’
  5. Irishc. 1200–presentéan‘bird’
  6. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ hÉanáin‘descendant of Éanán’
  7. EnglishtodayHeenan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to fly’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂r̥‘wing’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ɸetnos‘bird’reconstructed
  4. Old Irishc. 600–900én‘bird’
  5. Irishc. 1200–presentéan‘bird’
  6. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ hÉanáin‘descendant of Éanán’
  7. EnglishtodayHeenan

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to fly’

pass, mile, repeat, compete, expansion, petition, expand, pen, patent, competitor, symptom, perpetual, spawn, impetus, perpetuate, expanse, perpetuity, pinion, impetuous, petulant, patella, pata, patina, pennant, petulance, penna, 83 more

through Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ‘wing’

helicopter, feather, 22 more

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / Heenan

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