féith
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) sinew; muscle
- (anatomy) vein
- soft seam in bogland, swampy strip
- (plant) climbing, twining plant; trailer, vine
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish féith (fibre) inherited from Proto-Celtic *wēt(t)ā (stream, swamp) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁ (wither).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weyh₁
Gloss
wither
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *weyh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *wisnon Proto-Germanic
- ciúin Irish
- féithchiúin Irish
- féitheach Irish
- féithpholladh Irish
- meánfhéith Irish
- polladh Irish
- visna Old Norse
- visna Icelandic
- féith Old Irish
- *wēt(t)ā Proto-Celtic
- guid Old Cornish