Where does “férir” come from?
férir (French) comes from Middle French ferir, from Old French ferir, from Latin feriō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
férir (French): to hit, to strike
Ancestry of “férir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | ferir | to hit; to strike |
| 2 | Old French | ferir | to hit; to strike |
| 3 | Latin | feriō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “férir”