Where does “ferán” come from?

ferán (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish fér, from Primitive Irish ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

ferán (Old Irish): little man

Definitions

  1. little man

Ancestry of “ferán”, step by step

ferán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish fér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishférgrass
2Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
3Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Old Irish án

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
2Old Irishairfor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →
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