Where does “fér” come from?
fér (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
fér (Old Irish): grass
Ancestry of “fér”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Primitive Irish | ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ | man |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wiros | man; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |