Where does “fare” come from?

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

fare (Norwegian Bokmål): danger; go; travel; rush; tear

Definitions

  1. danger; go; travel; rush; tear

Ancestry of “fare”, step by step

fare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
2Old Saxonfāra—
3Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Norse fara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefarato fare, to travel
2Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel

Words derived from “fare”

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