Where does “fers” come from?

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

fers (Old French): wild", "ferocious

Definitions

  1. wild", "ferocious

Ancestry of “fers”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fers”

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