Where does “afaren” come from?

afaren (Middle English) comes from Old English afaran, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

afaren (Middle English): to go away, depart

Definitions

  1. to go away, depart

Ancestry of “afaren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishafaranto depart, march, go out of or from a place; fare...
2Old Englishā-a-; away, out
3Old Englishar-—
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →