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Where does “feasainn” come from?

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

feasainn (Irish): first-person singular past subjunctive of feadair

Definitions

  1. first-person singular past subjunctive of feadair

Ancestry of “feasainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish·fessainn—
2Old Irishro·finnadarto find
3Proto-Celticwindetito know, to see; find
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →