English
Maynooth
Maynooth comes from Irish Maigh Nuad.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMaigh Nuadliterally ‘plain of Nuada’
- EnglishtodayMaynooth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMaigh Nuadliterally ‘plain of Nuada’
- EnglishtodayMaynooth
The story
Borrowed from Irish Maigh Nuad (literally “plain of Nuada”).
Every English word from Irish Maigh Nuad
Today it means
name A town in County Kildare, Ireland, about 22 km west of Dublin city centre: home of Maynooth University and St Patrick’s college.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Maigh Nuad / Maynooth