Where does “wayfare” come from?

wayfare (English) comes from Middle English weyfaren, from Old English weġfarende, from Old English farende, from Proto-Germanic farandz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

wayfare (English): Travel, journeying; To travel; make a journey

Definitions

  1. Travel, journeying; To travel; make a journey

Ancestry of “wayfare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishweyfaren—
2Old Englishweġfarendewayfaring
3Old Englishfarende—
4Proto-Germanicfarandz—
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →