Where does “wayferande” come from?

wayferande (Middle English) comes from Old English weġfarende, from Old English farende, from Proto-Germanic farandz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “wayferande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweġfarendewayfaring
2Old Englishfarende
3Proto-Germanicfarandz
4Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “wayferande

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną