Where does “feared” come from?

Feared comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, and Proto-Indo-European per-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós.

feared (English): Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great...

Ancestry of “feared”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishferdfear, terror
2Middle Englishferento go, travel; to fear
3Old Englishfǣranto frighten, raven; to frighten; to devour, raven
4Old Englishfǣrsudden attack; sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a...
5Proto-Germanicfērądanger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “feared”

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