English
feer
Feer comes from Old English fēre ‘able to go, fit for service’, from Proto-Germanic *fēriz ‘passable’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to go forth’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to go forth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fēriz‘passable’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēre‘able to go, fit for service’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fere
- Englishtodayfeer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to go forth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fēriz‘passable’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēre‘able to go, fit for service’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fere
- Englishtodayfeer
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to go forth’
first, before, support, far, report, price, private, press, practice, further, per, opportunity, pre, primary, prior, prime, appreciate, port, prize, afford, pregnant, ford, practical, forth, precious, praise, privilege, parade, par, interpretation, pirate, fare, porch, pardon, primitive, prix, pragmatic, privy, prism, proton, 156 more
through Proto-Germanic *fēriz ‘passable’
through Middle English fere
Another origin of feer
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġefēra‘companion, comrade’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fere
- Englishtodayfeer
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / feer