Where does “feidhm” come from?

feidhm (Irish) comes from Old Irish feidm, from Proto-Celtic wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

feidhm (Irish): use, application; service; function

Definitions

  1. use, application; service; function

Ancestry of “feidhm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfeidmeffort
2Proto-Celticwedesman—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “feidhm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wedesman →Every word from Old Irish feidm →