Where does “fere” come from?

fere (Middle English) comes from Old English fēre, from Proto-Germanic fēriz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fere (Middle English): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “fere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēreable to go, fit for service
2Proto-Germanicfērizcrossing, able to cross
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fēriz →