Where does “fingal” come from?

fingal (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish fíne, from Latin vīnea, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

fingal (Old Irish): kinslaying, parricide, fratricide

Definitions

  1. kinslaying, parricide, fratricide

Ancestry of “fingal”, step by step

fingal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish fíne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfínevine
2Latinvīneavineyard
3Latinvīnumwine
4Proto-Italicwīnomwine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Old Irish gal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgalvalour; valor; warlike ardour, fury
2Proto-Celticgalāmight, ability

Words derived from “fingal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →