Where does “fuaimthonn” come from?

fuaimthonn (Irish) comes from Irish tonn, from Old Irish tonn, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

fuaimthonn (Irish): sound wave

Definitions

  1. sound wave

Ancestry of “fuaimthonn”, step by step

fuaimthonn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish tonn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtonnwave
2Old Irishtonnwave; outpouring; sea
3Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

via Irish fuaim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfuaimsound; noise; clamour
2Middle Irishfúaimm—
3Proto-Celticwoxsman—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →
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