Where does “feer” come from?

feer (Manx) comes from Old Irish fír, from Proto-Celtic wīros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

feer (Manx): true, correct; real, authentic, veritable, pure;...

Definitions

  1. true, correct; real, authentic, veritable, pure;...

Ancestry of “feer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfírtrue; truth
2Proto-Celticwīrostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “feer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic wīros →