Where does “ner” come from?

ner (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic neros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

ner (Old Irish): boar

Definitions

  1. boar

Ancestry of “ner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticneroshero
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic neros →
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