Where does “fiar” come from?
fiar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish fiar, from Proto-Celtic *weiros, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
fiar (Scottish Gaelic): bent, crooked; slanting, oblique; squinting
Definitions
- bent, crooked; slanting, oblique; squinting
Ancestry of “fiar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | fiar | bent, crooked |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *weiros | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁ros | turned, twisted, threaded; threaded, turned,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |