Where does “feayr” come from?

feayr (Manx) comes from Middle Irish fúar, from Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

feayr (Manx): cold, icy, cool, chilly, frosty, frigid; distant

Definitions

  1. cold, icy, cool, chilly, frosty, frigid; distant

Ancestry of “feayr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfúar—
2Old Irishúarcold; hour, time, occasion
3Latinhōrahour
4Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
5Proto-Hellenic*worā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “feayr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →