Where does “feddan” come from?

feddan (Manx) comes from Old Irish fetán, from Old Irish fet, from Proto-Celtic *swizdā, from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

feddan (Manx): flute, whistle, fife, pipe, chanter; pipe, tube,...

Definitions

  1. flute, whistle, fife, pipe, chanter; pipe, tube,...

Ancestry of “feddan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfetánwhistle, pipe
2Old Irishfetwhistling, hissing, the sound of a sword cleaving...
3Proto-Celtic*swizdā—
4Proto-Celtic*swizdetito blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swizdā →