Where does “feamnach” come from?

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

feamnach (Scottish Gaelic): genitive singular of feamainn

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of feamainn

Ancestry of “feamnach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfeamainnseaweed; manure, fertilise
2Old Irishfemainseaweed
3Proto-Celtic*wimmonāseaweed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyp-to shake, tremble, agitate; to swing, sway; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā →Every word from Old Irish femain →