Where does “fodhainn” come from?

fodhainn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sinn, from Old Irish sinni, from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

fodhainn (Scottish Gaelic): under us, below us

Definitions

  1. under us, below us

Ancestry of “fodhainn”, step by step

fodhainn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic sinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsinnwe; us
2Old Irishsinniwe
3Old Irishsisniwe, us
4Old Irishsnisniwe
5Proto-Celticsnisni—
6Proto-Celticsnīswe
7Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

via Scottish Gaelic fo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfounder, below, beneath; under the influence of
2Old Irishfounder, beneath; towards; through, throughout
3Proto-Celticuɸounder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “fodhainn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s →Every word from Proto-Celtic snīs →Every word from Proto-Celtic snisni →