Where does “féinmheas” come from?

féinmheas (Irish) comes from Irish meas, from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

féinmheas (Irish): self-esteem, self-respect

Definitions

  1. self-esteem, self-respect

Ancestry of “féinmheas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmeasverbal noun of meas; an opinion; an evaluation,...
2Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
3Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic messus →