Where does “” come from?

fé (Norman) comes from Old French fer, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

(Norman): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchferiron; sword; cruel; harsh
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer-Every word from Latin ferusEvery word from Old French fer