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

  1. four, quadri-, tetra-; square

Ancestry of “fer-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefer-—
2Proto-Germanicfeþur-four, pertaining to four
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “fer-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþur- →
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