Where does “foiche” come from?

foiche (Irish) comes from Old Irish foich, from Proto-Brythonic *gwüxī, from Proto-Celtic *woxsī, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

foiche (Irish): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “foiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfoichwasp
2Proto-Brythonic*gwüxīwasp
3Proto-Celtic*woxsī—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *woxsī →