Where does “foil” come from?

foil (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

foil (Old Irish): sty

Definitions

  1. sty

Ancestry of “foil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwali-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “foil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wali- →