Where does “firinscneach” come from?

firinscneach (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.

firinscneach (Irish): masculine

Definitions

  1. masculine

Ancestry of “firinscneach”, step by step

firinscneach 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 inscne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishinscnegender
2Old Irishinscea saying, speech, statement; gender; pronoun
3Old Irishsechpast, beyond; different from
4Proto-Celticsekʷo-besides, without
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →