Where does “fáth” come from?

fáth (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wātus, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

fáth (Old Irish): cause, reason; motive, object; subject, matter

Definitions

  1. cause, reason; motive, object; subject, matter

Ancestry of “fáth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwātuspoetic inspiration
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “fáth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wātus →