Where does “feall” come from?
feall (Irish) comes from Old Irish fellaid, from Old Irish fell, from Old Irish pell, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
feall (Irish): deceit, treachery, bad faith; let-down, failure;...
Definitions
- deceit, treachery, bad faith; let-down, failure;...
Ancestry of “feall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | fellaid | act deceitfully |
| 2 | Old Irish | fell | horse; deceit, treachery |
| 3 | Old Irish | pell | horse; an animal's skin or fur, hence a rug or... |
| 4 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |