Where does “mì-fheum” come from?

mì-fheum (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic feum, from Old Irish feidm, from Proto-Celtic wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

mì-fheum (Scottish Gaelic): abuse, misapplication

Definitions

  1. abuse, misapplication

Ancestry of “mì-fheum”, step by step

mì-fheum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic feum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfeumneed, necessity; use, usefulness; poverty
2Old Irishfeidmeffort
3Proto-Celticwedesman—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wedesman →Every word from Old Irish feidm →