Where does “farvär” come from?

farvär (Emilian) comes from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

farvär (Emilian): February (the second month of the year)

Definitions

  1. February (the second month of the year)

Ancestry of “farvär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFebruāriusof February
2LatinFēbruaa festival of purification, celebrated on February 15th
3Latinfebrisfever
4Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →