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Where does “unfeared” come from?

unfeared (English) comes from English feared, from Middle English ferd, from Middle English feren, from Old English fǣran, from Old English fǣr, from Proto-Germanic fērą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

unfeared (English): Not feared

Definitions

  1. Not feared

Ancestry of “unfeared”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfearedPertaining to someone or thing that causes great...
2Middle Englishferd—
3Middle Englishferento go, travel; to fear
4Old Englishfǣranto frighten, raven; to frighten; to devour, raven
5Old Englishfǣrsudden attack; sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a...
6Proto-Germanicfērądanger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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