Etymograph

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Faherty

Faherty comes from Irish Ó Fatharthaig ‘descendant of Fathartach’, from foghar ‘sound’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- ‘to call’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵeh₂r-‘to call’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*uɸo-‘under, sub-’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Celtic, derivedc. 1300–800 BCE*uɸo-gar-osreconstructed
  4. Old Irishc. 600–900fogur‘sound’
  5. Irishc. 1200–presentfoghar‘sound’
  6. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Fatharthaig‘descendant of Fathartach’
  7. EnglishtodayFaherty

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵeh₂r-‘to call’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*uɸo-‘under, sub-’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Celtic, derivedc. 1300–800 BCE*uɸo-gar-osreconstructed
  4. Old Irishc. 600–900fogur‘sound’
  5. Irishc. 1200–presentfoghar‘sound’
  6. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Fatharthaig‘descendant of Fathartach’
  7. EnglishtodayFaherty

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fatharthaig (‘descendant of Fathartach’), a personal name ultimately derived from foghar (‘sound’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- ‘to call’

care, charm, garrulous, 13 more

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- / Faherty

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