Where does “foddeeaght” come from?

foddeeaght (Manx) comes from Manx foddey, from Old Irish fota, from Proto-Indo-European wasdʰos — long, wide.

foddeeaght (Manx): hankering, longing; nostalgia; distance

Definitions

  1. hankering, longing; nostalgia; distance

Ancestry of “foddeeaght”, step by step

foddeeaght traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx foddey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxfoddeylong; far
2Old Irishfotalong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwasdʰoslong, wide

via Manx aght

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxaghtprocedure, practice, skill; style, system, way;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wasdʰos →Every word from Old Irish fota →Every word from Manx foddey →