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*wimmonāseaweed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “femain

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp-Every word from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā
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