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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþfaranto go or fare forth, depart, die
2Old Englishfaranto go, travel; to fare
3Proto-West Germanicfaranto travel
4Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →