benn
Old Irish
/bʲen͈/
noun
Definitions
- peak
- pinnacle
- mountain
- point
- prong
- horn
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *bandā (top, peak).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*bandā
Gloss
top, peak
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
岳, 峰
Emoji
🎩
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ben Nevis English
- aonbheannach Irish
- beann Irish
- beannach Irish
- bennán Old Irish
- beann Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- beinn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- eigh-bheinn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ard-veinn Manx
- beinn Manx
- *bandā Proto-Celtic
- *benno- Proto-Celtic
- *bennom Proto-Celtic
- *bann Proto-Brythonic
- *bannā Gaulish