Etymology

Skeen

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats ← Proto-Indo-European *skw-iy-h₂e-ts
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*skw-iy-h₂e-ts
  2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*skʷiyats“hawthorn”
  3. English todaySkeen

From the Scottish Gaelic surname, from sceathan (“thorn bush”), from Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats (“hawthorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *skw-iy-h₂e-ts, from *skwey-.

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