Where does “fer” come from?
fer (Manx) comes 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.
fer (Manx): man; one; used as a dummy noun to support a...
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- man; one; used as a dummy noun to support a...
Ancestry of “fer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | fér | grass |
| 2 | Primitive Irish | ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ | man |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wiros | man; husband |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |