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Where does “neufeerid” come from?

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

neufeerid (Manx): insincerity, falseness

Definitions

  1. insincerity, falseness

Ancestry of “neufeerid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxneufeerinsincere
2Manxfeertrue, correct; real, authentic, veritable, pure;...
3Old Irishfírtrue; truth
4Proto-Celticwīrostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
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