Where does “vāre” come from?
vāre (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
vāre (Middle Low German): danger, persecution, fear
Definitions
- danger, persecution, fear
Ancestry of “vāre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | fāra | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “vāre”