Where 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | féile | modesty, generosity; genitive singular of féil |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *weiliyā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *weilos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “féile”