Where does “gevaarlijk” come from?

gevaarlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch gevaar, from German gefahr, from Middle High German gevāre, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

gevaarlijk (Dutch): dangerous

Definitions

  1. dangerous

Ancestry of “gevaarlijk”, step by step

gevaarlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gevaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevaardanger, peril
2Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
3Middle High Germangevāredanger
4Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
5Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “gevaarlijk”

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