Where does “feord” come from?

feord (Middle English) comes from Old English fierd, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “feord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfierda national army, the entire land force of a...
2Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
3Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →