Where does “crannfhear” come from?

crannfhear (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.

crannfhear (Irish): aging man

Definitions

  1. aging man

Ancestry of “crannfhear”, step by step

crannfhear 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 crann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcranntree; pole, stake; beam
2Old Irishcranntree
3Proto-Celtickʷresnomtree; wood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷres-bush, thicket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →