Where does “for-” come from?

for- (Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

for- (Irish): over, superior, super-; outer, external; great,...

Definitions

  1. over, superior, super-; outer, external; great,...

Ancestry of “for-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticuɸor-over, super-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “for-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér