Where does “wayfaring” come from?

Wayfaring comes from Old English weġfarende, meaning one who travels on foot.

wayfaring (English): Travelling, especially on foot; Peripatetic;...

Definitions

  1. Travelling, especially on foot; Peripatetic;...

Ancestry of “wayfaring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwayferande—
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 →