Where does “farlig” come from?

farlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse fárligr, 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.

farlig (Norwegian Bokmål): dangerous, perilous; hazardous

Definitions

  1. dangerous, perilous; hazardous

Ancestry of “farlig”, step by step

farlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fárligr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefárligr—
2Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
3Old Saxonfāra—
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle Low German varlik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvarlik—

Words derived from “farlig”

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