Where does “fare” come from?

fare (Danish) comes from Old Danish far, from Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fare (Danish): danger, hazard; risk; to rush, run

Definitions

  1. danger, hazard; risk; to rush, run

Ancestry of “fare”, step by step

fare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish far

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfarpig
2Old Norsefárfew; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous...
3Proto-Germanicfarąa means of passing, ford, ferry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle Low German vāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
2Old Saxonfāra—
3Proto-Germanicfērōdanger

Words derived from “fare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farą →