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

Definitions

  1. to hit, to strike

Ancestry of “férir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchferirto hit; to strike
2Old Frenchferirto hit; to strike
3Latinferiōto hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “férir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Latin feriō →Every word from Old French ferir →