Where does “móinfhéar” come from?

móinfhéar (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.

móinfhéar (Irish): wavy hair-grass

Definitions

  1. wavy hair-grass

Ancestry of “móinfhéar”, step by step

móinfhéar 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 móin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmóinturf, peat; bogland, moor
2Old Irishmóinpeat moss; moor, waste; turf, peat
3Proto-Celtic*mānis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →