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Where does “Fear-crathaidh” come from?

Fear-crathaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fear, 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.

Fear-crathaidh (Scottish Gaelic): Quaker

Definitions

  1. Quaker

Ancestry of “Fear-crathaidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfearman; husband, male spouse; somebody, something,...
2Old Irishférgrass
3Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
4Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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