Where does “forfærde” come from?

forfærde (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vorveren, from Middle Low German vāre, from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

forfærde (Danish): to make very afraid or shocked; to startle or shake violently

Definitions

  1. to make very afraid or shocked; to startle or shake violently

Ancestry of “forfærde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvorveren—
2Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
3Old Saxonfāra—
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “forfærde”

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