fer-

See also: fer, fér, fèr, -fer, and f***er

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fer-, from Proto-Germanic *feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, the zero-grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛːr/

Prefix

fer-

  1. four, quadri-, tetra-
  2. (in derived units) square

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *fer-, unstressed form of Proto-Germanic *fur-, *fra- (“away, far”). Akin to Old High German ver-, Gothic faír-

Prefix

fer-

  1. unstressed form of Old English prefix for-

Usage notes

fer-, the unstressed form, was supplanted in later Old English in all cases by for-

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