Old Irish Etymology 1 From Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, beget’; compare Latin indigena (“native”) and Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈinʲɣʲen/ Noun ingen f (genitive ingine) daughter maiden, virgin, young woman