Where does “foich” come from?

foich (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Brythonic *gwüxī, from Proto-Celtic *woxsī, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

foich (Old Irish): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “foich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*gwüxīwasp
2Proto-Celtic*woxsī—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “foich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *woxsī →