Where does “féas” come from?

féas (Irish) comes from Old Irish ·fess, from Old Irish ro·finnadar, from Proto-Celtic windeti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

féas (Irish): coarse hair, beard

Definitions

  1. coarse hair, beard

Ancestry of “féas”, step by step

féas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ·fess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish·fess—
2Old Irishro·finnadarto find
3Proto-Celticwindetito know, to see; find
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Middle Irish fés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishféslip; body hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windeti →Every word from Old Irish ro·finnadar →