Where does “fear siúil” come from?

fear siúil (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.

fear siúil (Irish): hobo, itinerant, tramp

Definitions

  1. hobo, itinerant, tramp

Ancestry of “fear siúil”, step by step

fear siúil 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 siúl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsiúlverbal noun of siúil; ability to walk; gait
2Middle Irishsibalverbal noun of siblaid; walk, progress, journey;...
3Middle Irishsiblaidto travel, traverse, proceed, move, walk; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →