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
- seaweed; manure, fertilise
Ancestry of “feamainn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | femain | seaweed |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *wimmonā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyp- | to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to... |
Words derived from “feamainn”