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
Ancestry of “fothair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | foithir | a piece of unreclaimed valley or wooded land |
| 2 | Old Irish | fo | under, beneath; towards; through, throughout |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | uɸo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |