Where does “féith” come from?

féith (Old Irish) comes from Maori wētā, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

féith (Old Irish): fibre

Definitions

  1. fibre

Ancestry of “féith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwētāweta
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “féith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Maori wētā →