Etymograph

English

McClanahan

McClanahan comes from Irish Mac Leanacháin ‘son of Leanachán’, from leann ‘cloak, mantle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *linom ‘flax’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*linom‘flax’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*linnā‘cloak, veil’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900lenn‘cloak, mantle’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentleann‘cloak, mantle’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Leanacháin‘son of Leanachán’
  6. EnglishtodayMcClanahan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*linom‘flax’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*linnā‘cloak, veil’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900lenn‘cloak, mantle’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentleann‘cloak, mantle’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Leanacháin‘son of Leanachán’
  6. EnglishtodayMcClanahan

The story

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Leanacháin (‘son of Leanachán’), a personal name which ultimately derives from leann (‘cloak, mantle’).

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *linom

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *linom / McClanahan

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