Where does “helsefare” come from?

helsefare (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fare, 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.

helsefare (Norwegian Bokmål): a health hazard

Definitions

  1. a health hazard

Ancestry of “helsefare”, step by step

helsefare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fare

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

via Norwegian Bokmål helse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhelsehealth
2Old Norseheilsahealth
3Proto-Germanichailisōnąto greet; salute; to inquire; beseech
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →