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Where does “feusag” come from?

feusag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish fésóc, from Middle Irish -óc.

feusag (Scottish Gaelic): beard; whiskers; barb

Definitions

  1. beard; whiskers; barb

Ancestry of “feusag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfésócbeard
2Middle Irish-óc—
Every word from Middle Irish -óc →