Where does “fara” come from?

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

fara (Icelandic): to go, to leave; indefinite genitive plural of...

Definitions

  1. to go, to leave; indefinite genitive plural of...

Ancestry of “fara”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fara”

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