Where does “forthfaren” come from?
forthfaren (Middle English) comes from Old English forþfaran, from Old English faran, from Proto-West Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “forthfaren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | forþfaran | to go or fare forth, depart, die |
| 2 | Old English | faran | to go, travel; to fare |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | faran | to travel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “forthfaren”