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

  1. danger, persecution, fear

Ancestry of “vāre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vāre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →