Where does “foil” come from?
foil (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
foil (Old Irish): sty
Ancestry of “foil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | wali- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |
Words derived from “foil”