Where does “fáel” come from?
fáel (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *wailos, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.
fáel (Middle Irish): wolf
Ancestry of “fáel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *wailos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | waylos | wolf; howler |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wáy | oh!; ah!; woe! |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | uwáy | to see oneself |
Words derived from “fáel”