Where does “fothair” come from?

fothair (Irish) comes from Old Irish foithir, from Old Irish fo, from Proto-Celtic uɸo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

fothair (Irish): dingle

Definitions

  1. dingle

Ancestry of “fothair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfoithira piece of unreclaimed valley or wooded land
2Old Irishfounder, beneath; towards; through, throughout
3Proto-Celticuɸounder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Celtic uɸo
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