Where does “old-farrant” come from?
old-farrant (English) comes from English Old, from Middle English old, from Old English ald, from Proto-Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
old-farrant (English): Old or old-fashioned; precocious, already as...
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- Old or old-fashioned; precocious, already as...
Ancestry of “old-farrant”, step by step
old-farrant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Old
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Old | OS grid ref SP7873 |
| 2 | Middle English | old | old; long extant or existent |
| 3 | Old English | ald | Alternative form of eald |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ald | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English farrand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | farrand | Having a specified form or disposition; fashioned |
| 2 | Middle English | farand | — |
| 3 | Old English | farende | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farandz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |