Where does “whaal” come from?

whaal (Manx) comes from Manx fuaill, from Middle Irish fúaigel, from Middle Irish úaigid, from Proto-Celtic *ɸougīti — to sew, stitch.

whaal (Manx): to sew, stitch, seam; to cobble; to suture

Definitions

  1. to sew, stitch, seam; to cobble; to suture

Ancestry of “whaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxfuaillsew
2Middle Irishfúaigel—
3Middle Irishúaigidstitches together, sews; unites, joins; binds; to...
4Proto-Celtic*ɸougītito sew, stitch

Words derived from “whaal”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸougīti →Every word from Middle Irish úaigid →Every word from Middle Irish fúaigel →