Where does “for” come from?

for (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *uɸer, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

for (Old Irish): your; you; For quotations using this term, see...

Definitions

  1. your; you; For quotations using this term, see...

Ancestry of “for”, step by step

for traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *uɸer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*uɸeron, over, above
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Proto-Celtic sweseros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsweseros—
2Proto-Celticswīsyou pl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—

Words derived from “for”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →