Where does “féile” come from?

féile (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *weiliyā, from Proto-Celtic *weilos, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

féile (Old Irish): modesty, generosity; genitive singular of féil

Definitions

  1. modesty, generosity; genitive singular of féil

Ancestry of “féile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*weiliyāmodesty
2Proto-Celtic*weilosmodest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “féile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *weilos →