Etymology Explorer › Irish

Where does “feamainn” come from?

feamainn (Irish) comes from Old Irish femain, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

feamainn (Irish): seaweed

Definitions

  1. seaweed

Ancestry of “feamainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfemainseaweed
2Proto-Celtic*wimmonā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “feamainn”

  • feamnach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →