Where does “fastyr” come from?
fastyr (Manx) comes from Old Irish fescor, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
fastyr (Manx): evening, afternoon; vesper
Definitions
- evening, afternoon; vesper
Ancestry of “fastyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | fescor | evening, eventide, vespers; end, decline, wane |
| 2 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |