Where does “fanaid” come from?

fanaid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

fanaid (Old Irish): stays, remains, abides

Definitions

  1. stays, remains, abides

Ancestry of “fanaid”, step by step

fanaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish anaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishanaidto stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand
2Proto-Celticanatito pause; to remain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₁tito breathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Old Irish fán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfán—
2Proto-Celtic*wāgnāslope, hollow, depression
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent

Words derived from “fanaid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Celtic anati →
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