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
- need, necessity; use, usefulness; poverty
Ancestry of “feum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | feidm | effort |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wedesman | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
Words derived from “feum”