Where does “förufólk” come from?

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

förufólk (Icelandic): wanderers, vagabonds

Definitions

  1. wanderers, vagabonds

Ancestry of “förufólk”, step by step

förufólk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfarato go, to leave; indefinite genitive plural of...
2Old Norsefarato fare, to travel
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic fólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfólkpeople
2Old Norsefólkpeople
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →