Where does “fíor” come from?

fíor (Irish) comes from Old Irish fír, from Proto-Celtic wīros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

fíor (Irish): true; correct; real

Definitions

  1. true; correct; real

Ancestry of “fíor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfírtrue; truth
2Proto-Celticwīrostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “fíor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic wīros →