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
- An Irish festival, usually including folk music,...
Ancestry of “feis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | feis | act of sleeping, of passing the night;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | fess | passive singular perfect prototonic of... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |