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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

  1. windowed; open; holed, gaping

Ancestry of “fuinneogach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfuinneogwindow
2Middle Irishfuindeóc—
3Old Norsevindaugawindow
4Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
5Proto-Germanicwindazwind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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