Where does “fer” come from?

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

fer (Old French): iron; sword; cruel; harsh

Definitions

  1. iron; sword; cruel; harsh

Ancestry of “fer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “fer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →