Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “fecht” come from?

fecht (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

fecht (Old Irish): turn, time

Definitions

  1. turn, time

Ancestry of “fecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “fecht”

  • festa
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