Etymology Explorer › IrishWhere does “féile” come from? féile (Irish) comes from Old Irish féile, from Proto-Celtic *weiliyā, from Proto-Celtic *weilos, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
féile (Irish): feast, feast day; festival; hospitality
Definitions feast, feast day; festival; hospitality Ancestry of “féile”, step by step féile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish féile Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Irish féile modesty, generosity; genitive singular of féil 2 Proto-Celtic *weiliyā modesty 3 Proto-Celtic *weilos modest 4 Proto-Indo-European wéy- — 5 Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ I
via Old Irish féil Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Irish féil festival, feast day 2 Latin vigilia watch, vigil; wakefulness; city guard,... 3 Latin vigil awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... 4 Proto-Indo-European weǵ- lively, awake; strong
Words derived from “féile”