Where does “fo-veoir” come from?

fo-veoir (Manx) comes from Manx fo-, from Manx fo, from Old Irish fo, from Proto-Celtic uɸo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

fo-veoir (Manx): underkeeper

Definitions

  1. underkeeper

Ancestry of “fo-veoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxfo-sub-, under-
2Manxfounder; below; third-person singular masculine of...
3Old Irishfounder, beneath; towards; through, throughout
4Proto-Celticuɸounder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Manx fo- →