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Where does “fær” come from?

fær (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

fær (Icelandic): able; talented, competent; passable

Definitions

  1. able; talented, competent; passable

Ancestry of “fær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefærsheep
2Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

Words derived from “fær”

  • herfær
  • haffær
Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →