The story
- Irish · borrowed frombáinín“(undyed) wool”
- English todaybawneen
From Irish báinín (“(undyed) wool”), from bán (“white”) + -ín (“-een”).
Words from the same roots
Irishbáinín all →
bainin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bawneen
Today it means: Woven wool or flannel; especially undyed, unbleached wool. Full definition →
Irish báinín