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Where does “فر” come from?

فر (Arabic) comes from French fer, from Middle French fer, from Old French fer, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

فر (Arabic): to flee, run away, run off, escape; verbal noun...

Definitions

  1. to flee, run away, run off, escape; verbal noun...

Ancestry of “فر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchferiron; shoe ; steel tip; irons, fetters
2Middle Frenchferiron; sword
3Old Frenchferiron; sword; cruel; harsh
4Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “فر”

  • ferretería
  • ferrete
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →