Where does “fa ré” come from?

fa ré (Irish) comes from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “fa ré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
2Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “fa ré”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →
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