for

Middle Irish

/for/

preposition
Definitions
  • on, over

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish for (on) inherited from Proto-Celtic *uɸor (over, on, next to) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *uper.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*uper

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