Where does “féith” come from?
féith (Irish) comes from Old Irish féith, from Maori wētā, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
féith (Irish): sinew; muscle; vein; soft seam in bogland, swampy...
Definitions
- sinew; muscle; vein; soft seam in bogland, swampy...
Ancestry of “féith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | féith | fibre |
| 2 | Maori | wētā | weta |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “féith”