Where does “mífhearúil” come from?

mífhearúil (Irish) comes from Irish fearúil, from Old Irish feramail, 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.

mífhearúil (Irish): unmanly

Definitions

  1. unmanly

Ancestry of “mífhearúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfearúilmanly, masculine; virile; brave
2Old Irishferamailmanly
3Old Irishférgrass
4Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
5Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →