Where does “feis” come from?

feis (English) comes from Irish feis, from Old Irish fess, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

feis (English): An Irish festival, usually including folk music,...

Definitions

  1. An Irish festival, usually including folk music,...

Ancestry of “feis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfeisact of sleeping, of passing the night;...
2Old Irishfesspassive singular perfect prototonic of...
3Proto-Celticwissosknown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →