Where does “weyfaren” come from?
weyfaren (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 “weyfaren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | weġfarende | wayfaring |
| 2 | Old English | farende | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | farandz | — |
| 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 “weyfaren”