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Where does “feeaih” come from?

feeaih (Manx) comes from Old Irish fíad, from Proto-Celtic wēdūi, from Indo-European *weyd-.

feeaih (Manx): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “feeaih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfíadgame, wild animals; deer; wasteland, wilderness
2Proto-Celticwēdūi—
3Indo-European*weyd-—
Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →