Where does “afer” come from?

afer (Middle English) comes from Middle English fer, from Old English feorr, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

afer (Middle English): afar

Definitions

  1. afar

Ancestry of “afer”, step by step

afer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English fer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishferFar
2Old Englishfeorrfar; distant; far back; far; at a distance
3Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle English A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishA—
2Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
3Old EnglishiċI
4Proto-West GermanicikI
5Proto-Germanic*ek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “afer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy →