Etymograph

English

Feehan

Feehan comes from Irish Ó Fiacháin ‘descendant of Fiachán’, from fiach ‘raven’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wesākos.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wesākos‘raven’reconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900fïach‘raven’
  3. Irishc. 1200–presentfiach‘raven’
  4. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Fiacháin‘descendant of Fiachán’
  5. EnglishtodayFeehan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wesākos‘raven’reconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900fïach‘raven’
  3. Irishc. 1200–presentfiach‘raven’
  4. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Fiacháin‘descendant of Fiachán’
  5. EnglishtodayFeehan

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiacháin (‘descendant of Fiachán’), a personal name from fiach (‘raven’) + -án (‘diminutive suffix’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wes- ‘to consume, feast, eat’

wear, invest, vest, bison, venal, basmati, vend, 25 more

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *wesākos / Feehan

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