Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “fil” come from?

fil (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

fil (Old Irish): present progressive conjunct of at·tá;...

Definitions

  1. present progressive conjunct of at·tá;...

Ancestry of “fil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “fil”

  • eil
  • bheil
  • feil
  • fel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →