Where does “fír” come from?

fír (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wīros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

fír (Old Irish): true; truth

Definitions

  1. true; truth

Ancestry of “fír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwīrostrue
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “fír”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic wīros →