Where does “fèileadh” come from?

fèileadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fíal, from Proto-Celtic *weilos, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

fèileadh (Scottish Gaelic): kilt

Definitions

  1. kilt

Ancestry of “fèileadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfíalnoble, becoming, generous; veil
2Proto-Celtic*weilosmodest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “fèileadh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *weilos →