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Where does “feum” come from?

feum (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish feidm, from Proto-Celtic wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

feum (Scottish Gaelic): need, necessity; use, usefulness; poverty

Definitions

  1. need, necessity; use, usefulness; poverty

Ancestry of “feum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfeidmeffort
2Proto-Celticwedesman—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “feum”

  • feumalachd
  • feumail
  • mì-fheumalachd
  • mì-fheum
  • feumachail
  • feumach
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