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Where does “neufee” come from?

neufee (Manx) comes from Manx fee, from Old Irish figid, from Proto-Celtic wegyeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

neufee (Manx): to disentangle; verbal noun of neufee;...

Definitions

  1. to disentangle; verbal noun of neufee;...

Ancestry of “neufee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxfeeto weave, knit; to plait, braid; to interlace,...
2Old Irishfigidweaves, plaits, intertwines
3Proto-Celticwegyetito weave, compose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
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