Where does “fiann” come from?

fiann (Irish) comes from Old Irish fíann, from Proto-Celtic wēnos, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

fiann (Irish): roving band of warrior-hunters; band of soldiers

Definitions

  1. roving band of warrior-hunters; band of soldiers

Ancestry of “fiann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfíann—
2Proto-Celticwēnoshero
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “fiann”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wēnos →Every word from Old Irish fíann →