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Where does “fearg” come from?

fearg (Irish) comes from Old Irish ferg, from Proto-Celtic wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂.

fearg (Irish): anger

Definitions

  1. anger

Ancestry of “fearg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishferganger, wrath
2Proto-Celticwergāanger
3Proto-Indo-European*werǵéh₂—

Words derived from “fearg”

  • feargach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂ →