Where does “feadán” come from?

feadán (Irish) comes from Old Irish fetán, from Old Irish fet, from Proto-Celtic *swizdā, from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

feadán (Irish): tube; duct; tubular thing

Definitions

  1. tube; duct; tubular thing

Ancestry of “feadán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfetánwhistle, pipe
2Old Irishfetwhistling, hissing, the sound of a sword cleaving...
3Proto-Celtic*swizdā—
4Proto-Celtic*swizdetito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss

Words derived from “feadán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swizdā →