English
Kincaid
Kincaid comes from Scottish Gaelic ceann ‘head, top’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kʷennom‘head’root as named · steps between not traced
- Primitive Irishmodernᚉᚒᚅᚐ-ᚉᚓᚅᚅᚔ
- Old Irishc. 600–900cenn
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200same form‘head’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernceann‘head, top’
- EnglishtodayKincaid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kʷennom‘head’root as named · steps between not traced
- Primitive Irishmodernᚉᚒᚅᚐ-ᚉᚓᚅᚅᚔ
- Old Irishc. 600–900cenn
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200same form‘head’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernceann‘head, top’
- EnglishtodayKincaid
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom
Today it means
name A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *kʷennom / Kincaid