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
- Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great...
Ancestry of “feared”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ferd | — |
| 2 | Middle English | feren | to go, travel; to fear |
| 3 | Old English | fǣran | to frighten, raven; to frighten; to devour, raven |
| 4 | Old English | fǣr | sudden attack; sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fērą | danger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “feared”