Where does “iføre” come from?

iføre (Danish) comes from Danish føre, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic fōriją, from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

iføre (Danish): to clothe, put on, don

Definitions

  1. to clothe, put on, don

Ancestry of “iføre”, step by step

iføre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish føre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishførestate of the roads; to lead, guide; to wage
2Old Norsefœriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection...
3Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
4Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish I

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishIyou, you all
2Old Norseíin
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →