Etymograph

English

McNevin

McNevin comes from Irish Mac Naoimhín ‘son of Naoimhín’, from naomh ‘saint’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *neybʰ- ‘blessed, holy, fortunate’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*neybʰ-‘blessed, holy, fortunate’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*noibos‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900noíb‘holy’
  4. Middle Irishc. 900–1200náem
  5. Irishc. 1200–presentnaomh‘saint’
  6. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Naoimhín‘son of Naoimhín’diminutive of naomh
  7. EnglishtodayMcNevin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*neybʰ-‘blessed, holy, fortunate’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*noibos‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900noíb‘holy’
  4. Middle Irishc. 900–1200náem
  5. Irishc. 1200–presentnaomh‘saint’
  6. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Naoimhín‘son of Naoimhín’diminutive of naomh
  7. EnglishtodayMcNevin

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *neybʰ-

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *neybʰ- / McNevin

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