Where does “neufaastagh” come from?

neufaastagh (Manx) comes from Manx faast, from Old Frisian fēst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz, from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

neufaastagh (Manx): incompressible

Definitions

  1. incompressible

Ancestry of “neufaastagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxfaastsqueeze, twist, wring; filament
2Old Frisianfēst—
3Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
4Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnksti- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnsti- →
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