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French word peur comes from Old Irish úath
úath (Old Irish)
Name of the Ogham letter ᚆ (h). Whitethorn A horrible or terrible thing. Fear, horror, terror A small number, a few.
paveo (Latin)
(intransitive) I am struck with fear, I am afraid or terrified; tremble or quake with fear.. (transitive) I fear, dread or am terrified by.
pavor (Latin)
Fear through expectation, dread, thrill, anxiety, trepidation.. Fear, alarm, terror, fright, panic.. The act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or panting with fear.
poür (Old French)
peur (Middle French)
Fear.
peur (French)
(countable, and, uncountable) fear.