Where does “warfarer” come from?
warfarer (English) comes from English warfare, from English fare, from Middle English fare, from Old English fær, from Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
warfarer (English): One engaged in warfare; a soldier or warrior
Definitions
- One engaged in warfare; a soldier or warrior
Ancestry of “warfarer”, step by step
warfarer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English warfare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warfare | The waging of war or armed conflict against an... |
| 2 | English | fare | A going; journey; travel; voyage; course;... |
| 3 | Middle English | fare | journey, going |
| 4 | Old English | fær | sudden danger, calamity; sudden attack; ambush; a... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *far | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |