Where does “fer” come from?

fer (Middle Irish) 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 (Middle Irish): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “fer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishférgrass
2Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
3Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “fer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →
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