Where does “fleá” come from?

fleá (Irish) comes from Old Irish fled, from Proto-Celtic wlidā, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

fleá (Irish): feast, banquet; festival

Definitions

  1. feast, banquet; festival

Ancestry of “fleá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfledbanquet, feast
2Proto-Celticwlidābanquet, feast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wlidā →Every word from Old Irish fled →