Where does “fiadh” come from?

fiadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fíad, from Proto-Celtic wēdūi, from Indo-European *weyd-.

fiadh (Scottish Gaelic): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “fiadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfíadgame, wild animals; deer; wasteland, wilderness
2Proto-Celticwēdūi—
3Indo-European*weyd-—

Words derived from “fiadh”

Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wēdūi →Every word from Old Irish fíad →