Where does “fareweller” come from?

fareweller (English) comes from English farewell, from English fare, from Middle English fare, from Old English fær, from Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fareweller (English): Someone who bids farewell

Definitions

  1. Someone who bids farewell

Ancestry of “fareweller”, step by step

fareweller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English farewell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfarewellA wish of happiness or safety at parting,...
2EnglishfareA going; journey; travel; voyage; course;...
3Middle Englishfarejourney, going
4Old Englishfærsudden danger, calamity; sudden attack; ambush; a...
5Proto-West Germanic*far
6Proto-Germanicfarąa means of passing, ford, ferry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós