Where does “fuinneogach” come from?
fuinneogach (Irish) comes from Irish fuinneog, from Middle Irish fuindeóc, from Old Norse vindauga, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
fuinneogach (Irish): windowed; open; holed, gaping
Definitions
- windowed; open; holed, gaping
Ancestry of “fuinneogach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | fuinneog | window |
| 2 | Middle Irish | fuindeóc | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindauga | window |
| 4 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |