Where does “fear” come from?

fear (Scottish Gaelic) 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.

fear (Scottish Gaelic): man; husband, male spouse; somebody, something,...

Definitions

  1. man; husband, male spouse; somebody, something,...

Ancestry of “fear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishférgrass
2Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
3Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “fear”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →