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-1‘to go forth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fēriz2‘passable’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēre3‘able to go, fit for service’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fere3
- Englishtodayfeer3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *fēriz
- 2 Wiktionary, Old English fere
- 3 Wiktionary, English feer
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *fēriz‘to go forth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fērizWiktionary, Old English fere‘passable’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēreWiktionary, English feer‘able to go, fit for service’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fereWiktionary, English feer
- EnglishtodayfeerWiktionary, English feer
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, 154 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
adj —
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “feer”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Germanic *fēriz, Old English fere. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / feer