Where does “fährlich” come from?

fährlich (German) comes from Middle High German værlich, from Old High German fāhrlīh, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fährlich (German): dangerous

Definitions

  1. dangerous

Ancestry of “fährlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanværlich—
2Old High Germanfāhrlīh—
3Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fährlich”

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