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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wedesman →Every word from Old Irish feidm →