Where does “fari” come from?

fari (Faroese) comes from Faroese fara, from Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fari (Faroese): first-person singular present of fara

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present of fara

Ancestry of “fari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefarato go, to travel
2Old Norsefarato fare, to travel
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →