Etymograph

English

Foran

Foran comes from Irish Ó Fuartháin ‘descendant of Fuarthán’, from fuar ‘cold’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ewǵ-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ougros‘cold’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900úar‘cold’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentfuar‘cold’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Fuartháin‘descendant of Fuarthán’
  6. EnglishtodayForan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ewǵ-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ougros‘cold’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900úar‘cold’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentfuar‘cold’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Fuartháin‘descendant of Fuarthán’
  6. EnglishtodayForan

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fuartháin (‘descendant of Fuarthán’), a personal name from fuar (‘cold’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ-

autumn, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- / Foran

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