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
Ancestry of “fiadh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | fíad | game, wild animals; deer; wasteland, wilderness |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wēdūi | — |
| 3 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |