Words that come from Proto-Germanic “fērō”

169 words across 19 languages descend from Proto-Germanic fērō — including far, fear, feared, warfare, fare, fearing, afar, fearless.

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English (78)

Finnish (23)

German (21)

Swedish (9)

Old English (8)

Dutch (5)

Middle English (5)

Old Dutch (3)

Middle High German (3)

Old High German (2)

Old Swedish (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Danish (1)

Yiddish (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Gothic (1)

Yola (1)

Afrikaans (1)