Where does “fer-” come from?
fer- (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
Ancestry of “fer-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | feþur- | four, pertaining to four |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
Words derived from “fer-”