Where does “so-fendeil” come from?
so-fendeil (Manx) comes from Manx so-, from Old Irish so-, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
so-fendeil (Manx): defendable, defensible
Ancestry of “so-fendeil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | so- | X-able, easily Xed |
| 2 | Old Irish | so- | good |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | su- | good, well |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |