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

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “fér”, step by step

fér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Primitive Irish ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
2Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Proto-Celtic wegrom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwegromgrass
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “fér”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →