Where does “feur-itheach” come from?

feur-itheach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic feur, 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.

feur-itheach (Scottish Gaelic): herbivorous

Definitions

  1. herbivorous

Ancestry of “feur-itheach”, step by step

feur-itheach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic feur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfeurgrass; hay; grassland, pasture, herbage
2Old Irishférgrass
3Primitive Irishᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄman
4Proto-Celticwirosman; husband
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Scottish Gaelic ith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicitheat
2Old Irishithidto eat
3Proto-Celticɸiteti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyt-food, nutrition; to nourish, feed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wiros →