Where does “farreaching” come from?
Farreaching combines English far and English reach, tracing through Proto-Indo-European bʰars-, per-, reǵ-, ker-, and -yeti in an etymological chain of uncertain semantic development.
farreaching (English): Alternative spelling of far-reaching
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of far-reaching
Ancestry of “farreaching”, step by step
farreaching traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English far
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | far | Distant; remote in space; Remote in time; Long |
| 2 | Middle English | ferre | — |
| 3 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |