Where does “fer-” come from?
fer- (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fer-, from Proto-Germanic feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
fer- (Icelandic): four, quadri-, tetra-; square
Definitions
- four, quadri-, tetra-; square
Ancestry of “fer-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fer- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | feþur- | four, pertaining to four |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
Words derived from “fer-”