Where does “feadh” come from?
feadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish fed, from Proto-Celtic *ɸedom.
feadh (Scottish Gaelic): extent, length; fathom
Ancestry of “feadh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | fed | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *ɸedom | — |