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Where does “Fionnghall” come from?

Fionnghall (Irish) comes from Irish Fionn, from Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Fionnghall (Irish): fair-haired foreigner, Norseman

Definitions

  1. fair-haired foreigner, Norseman

Ancestry of “Fionnghall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishFionn—
2Old Irishfind—
3Proto-CelticKʷennowindos—
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →