fáidh

Irish (Donegal)

noun
Definitions
  • (religion) seer, prophet
  • wise man, sage

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish fáith, fáid inherited from Proto-Celtic *wāti- (poet) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, *weh₂t- (excited, possessed, raging, be excited, inspired).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weh₂t-

Gloss

excited, possessed, raging, be excited, inspired

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms