Where does “færa” come from?

færa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fœra, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

færa (Icelandic): to move (a thing between places), to relocate

Definitions

  1. to move (a thing between places), to relocate

Ancestry of “færa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefœra—
2Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “færa”

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