Etymology The word nemed means "privileged" or "holy" in Old Irish,Uraicecht Becc ("Little Primer") (transl. 1881). and "seems to have been a designation of a druid".Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí. Myth, Legend & Romance: An Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition. Prentice Hall Press, 1991. p. 318 The reconstructed Proto-Celtic language root nemos means "sky" or "heaven". In the ancient Celtic religions a nemeton was a place of worship (which included temples, shrines and sacred natural places).Koch, John T. Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2006. p. 1350.Green, Miranda. The Celtic World. Abdingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, 1996. p. 448.Dowden, Ken. European Paganism: The Realities of Cult from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Abdingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2000. p. 134. Similar roots are found in place names across Celtic culture. For example, there was a Nemetes tribe of the central Rhine area, who had a goddess Nemetona.
etymology the word nemed means "privileged" or "holy" in old irishuraicecht becc ("little primer") (transl 1881) and "seems to have been a designation of a druid"ó hógáin dáithí myth legend & romance an encyclopaedia of the irish folk tradition prentice hall press 1991 p 318 the reconstructed proto-celtic language root nemos means "sky" or "heaven" in the ancient celtic religions a nemeton was a place of worship (which included temples shrines and sacred natural places)koch john t celtic culture a historical encyclopedia santa barbara california abc-clio 2006 p 1350green miranda the celtic world abdingdon oxfordshire routledge 1996 p 448dowden ken european paganism the realities of cult from antiquity to the middle ages abdingdon oxfordshire routledge 2000 p 134 similar roots are found in place names across celtic culture for example there was a nemetes tribe of the central rhine area who had a goddess nemetona