Where does “fead” come from?

fead (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fet, from Proto-Celtic *swizdā, from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

fead (Scottish Gaelic): whistle

Definitions

  1. whistle

Ancestry of “fead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfetwhistling, hissing, the sound of a sword cleaving...
2Proto-Celtic*swizdā—
3Proto-Celtic*swizdetito blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swizdā →