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Where does “fionn” come from?

fionn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

fionn (Scottish Gaelic): fair; white; cataract

Definitions

  1. fair; white; cataract

Ancestry of “fionn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfind—
2Proto-CelticKʷennowindos—
3Proto-Celticwindoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “fionn”

  • Fingal
  • Fingalian
  • Fingallian
  • Fionnghall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →