Where does “feilan” come from?
feilan (Old Norse) comes from Middle Irish fáel, from Proto-Celtic *wailos, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.
feilan (Old Norse): wolfling; little wolf
Ancestry of “feilan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | fáel | wolf |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *wailos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | waylos | wolf; howler |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wáy | oh!; ah!; woe! |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | uwáy | to see oneself |
Words derived from “feilan”