Where does “feraid” come from?

feraid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish feraid, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

feraid (Middle Irish): to grant; to supply, to provide

Definitions

  1. to grant; to supply, to provide

Ancestry of “feraid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishferaidto grant; to supply, to provide; to pour, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “feraid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-