Where does “feamainn” come from?

feamainn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish femain, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, from Proto-Indo-European weyp- — to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

feamainn (Scottish Gaelic): seaweed; manure, fertilise

Definitions

  1. seaweed; manure, fertilise

Ancestry of “feamainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfemainseaweed
2Proto-Celtic*wimmonāseaweed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...

Words derived from “feamainn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā →Every word from Old Irish femain →