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Where does “fid” come from?

fid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic widus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

fid (Old Irish): tree; wood, timber; letter of an alphabet

Definitions

  1. tree; wood, timber; letter of an alphabet

Ancestry of “fid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwiduswood, trees
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “fid”

  • Fianna Fáil
  • fianna
  • fia
  • fiafheoil
  • Fianna Fáil
  • fiodh
  • fiodh
  • fiadh
  • fíad
  • fíadach
  • feeaih
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