Where does “broimfhéar” come from?

broimfhéar (Irish) comes from Irish féar, from Old Irish fér, from Primitive Irish ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

broimfhéar (Irish): couch grass

Definitions

  1. couch grass

Ancestry of “broimfhéar”, step by step

broimfhéar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish féar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishféargrass; marijuana
2Old Irishférgrass
3Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
4Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Irish broim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbroimfart; to fart
2Irish-aire-er, -or
3Old Irish-aireAgentive affix, similar to English -er, -or
4Old French-aire—
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →