Words for nettle and related things in Celtic languages.
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
| Proto-Celtic | *ninatis = nettle |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | nenaid = nettle |
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | nenaid, neanaidh = nettle nentóg, nenntog, neantog, neanntóga, nenntóc = nettle |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | neanta = nettle(s), stringing, irritating, painful, irritable, testy neantóg [ˈn̠ʲan̪ˠt̪ˠoːɡ] = nettle neantóg loiscneach = stinging nettle neantúil = nettle-like, stinging, irritating, irritable, testy |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | neanntag [n̪ʲãũn̪ˠdag] = common/stinging nettle (urtica dioica) deanntag [dʲãũn̪ˠdag] = common/stinging nettle feanntag [fjãũn̪ˠdag] = common/stinging nettle eanntag [ɛ͂ũn̪ˠdag] = common/stinging nettle deanntag / feanntagach / eanntagach [dʲãũn̪ˠdagəx / fjãũn̪ˠdagəx / ɛ͂ũn̪ˠdagəx] = place where nettles grow, common/stinging nettle |
| Manx (Gaelg) | undaagagh = (stinging) nettle, urticaceous (nettle-like) |
| Proto-Brythonic | *nɨnad = nettles |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | danhad, danat, dynat, dynhad danatl = nettles |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | danadl [ˈda(ː)nadl] = nettles, plants of the genus Urtica, and other plants similar in appearance. danhad(l)en, dynhaden = nettle danadl duon = stinging-nettles danadl-dir = land that brings forth nettles or thorns danhad(l)og, dynhadog = abounding or overgrown with nettles |
| Old Cornish | linhaden = nettle |
| Middle Cornish (Cernewec) | linhaden = nettle |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | linas = nettles linasen = nettle linasek = bed of nettles |
| Middle Breton (Brezonec) | linat, linad = nettles linhadenn = nettle linhadec = nettle-infested place |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | linad [ˈlĩː.nat] = nettles linadenn = nettle linadeg [lĩ.ˈnɑː.dɛk] = nettle-infested place |
Etymology: uncertain [source]. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂d- (to twist, knot, tie), which might be the root of nettle in English, netel (nettle) in Dutch, Nessel (nettle, muslin) in German, nässla (nettle) in Swedish [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, Teanglann.ie, Am Faclair Beag, An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary, Online Manx Dictionary, Gaelg Corpus, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall, Gerlyver Kernewek, Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton, Geriafurch, TermOfis