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Where does “áarføri” come from?

áarføri (Faroese) comes from Faroese føri, from Proto-Germanic fōriją, from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

áarføri (Faroese): swelling of a stream; heavy rain

Definitions

  1. swelling of a stream; heavy rain

Ancestry of “áarføri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseførimatter; instance, case, circumstance; capability,...
2Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
3Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
4Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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