Where does “för” come from?

för (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fǫr, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

för (Icelandic): a journey, a trip, a voyage; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. a journey, a trip, a voyage; inflection of...

Ancestry of “för”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefǫrjourney; attack, assault; fate
2Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “för”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →
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