Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ferhwō, *ferhuz ‎(“body, life”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- ‎(“to encompass, surround; world; body; tree”). Cognate with Old Saxon ferh, Old High German ferh, Old Norse fjǫr or fjör (whence the Icelandic fjör), and more distantly, with Albanian frymë ‎(“breath, wind, spirit”). Compare Latin spiritus ‎(“breath”) from spirō ‎(“breathe, respire; live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feorx/