Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “ferg” come from?

ferg (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂.

ferg (Old Irish): anger, wrath

Definitions

  1. anger, wrath

Ancestry of “ferg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwergāanger
2Proto-Indo-European*werǵéh₂—

Words derived from “ferg”

  • feargach
  • fearg
  • fearg
  • ferg
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