Where does “féin” come from?

féin (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *swesin, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

féin (Old Irish): self; one's own

Definitions

  1. self; one's own

Ancestry of “féin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*swesin—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “féin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swesin →