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

  1. bent, crooked; slanting, oblique; squinting

Ancestry of “fiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfiarbent, crooked
2Proto-Celtic*weiroscrooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁rosturned, twisted, threaded; threaded, turned,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic *weiros →