Where does “feadh” come from?

feadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish fed, from Proto-Celtic *ɸedom — space, interval.

feadh (Scottish Gaelic): extent, length; fathom

Definitions

  1. extent, length; fathom

Ancestry of “feadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfed—
2Proto-Celtic*ɸedomspace, interval
Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸedom →Every word from Middle Irish fed →