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Where does “femain” come from?

femain (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

femain (Old Irish): seaweed

Definitions

  1. seaweed

Ancestry of “femain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*wimmonā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “femain”

  • feamainn
  • feamnach
  • feamainn
  • feamnach
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