Where does “vār” come from?

vār (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vār”, step by step

vār traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon fāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfāra—
2Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Saxon fār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfār—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →