Where does “vere” come from?

vere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch feri, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchferi
2Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic farjaną