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
- danger; go; travel; rush; tear
Ancestry of “fare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vāre | danger, persecution, fear |
| 2 | Old Saxon | fāra | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “fare”