Where does “misfare” come from?

misfare (English) comes from Old English misfaran, from Old English faran, from Proto-West Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

misfare (English): To go astray; to transgress, to sin; To fare...

Definitions

  1. To go astray; to transgress, to sin; To fare...

Ancestry of “misfare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmisfaranto go astray, err, transgress
2Old Englishfaranto go, travel; to fare
3Proto-West Germanicfaranto travel
4Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →