Where does “Gefor” come from?

Gefor (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Gefor (Luxembourgish): danger

Definitions

  1. danger

Ancestry of “Gefor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
2Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →