Where does “firend” come from?
firend (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.
firend (Old Irish): male
Ancestry of “firend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | fér | grass |
| 2 | Primitive Irish | ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ | man |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wiros | man; husband |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “firend”