Where does “fèileadh beag” come from?

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

fèileadh beag (Scottish Gaelic): filibeg, kilt

Definitions

  1. filibeg, kilt

Ancestry of “fèileadh beag”, step by step

fèileadh beag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic fèileadh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfèileadhkilt
2Old Irishfíalnoble, becoming, generous; veil
3Proto-Celtic*weilosmodest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Scottish Gaelic beag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbeagsmall, little, short, diminutive; disagreeable;...
2Old Irishbecsmall
3Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little

Words derived from “fèileadh beag”

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