Where does “feirm” come from?

feirm (Irish) comes from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

feirm (Irish): farm

Definitions

  1. farm

Ancestry of “feirm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfermelease; the land leased; farm
2Medieval LatinfermaAlternative form of firma
3LatinFirmatax, tribute
4LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
5Proto-Italicfermos
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “feirm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic fermos
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