English
Quémènès
Quémènès comes from French Quémènès, from Breton enez ‘island’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂literally ‘that which stands in (the water)’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*enistī‘island’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*ɨnɨs‘island’reconstructed
- Old Bretonmoderninis
- xbmmodernenes
- Bretonmodernenez‘island’
- Breton, derivedmodernKemenez
- Frenchc. 1600–presentQuémènès
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂literally ‘that which stands in (the water)’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*enistī‘island’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*ɨnɨs‘island’reconstructed
- Old Bretonmoderninis
- xbmmodernenes
- Bretonmodernenez‘island’
- Breton, derivedmodernKemenez
- Frenchc. 1600–presentQuémènès
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂
Today it means
name —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂ / Quémènès