Where does “villfarelse” come from?

villfarelse (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.

villfarelse (Norwegian Bokmål): aberration; fallacy

Definitions

  1. aberration; fallacy

Ancestry of “villfarelse”, step by step

villfarelse 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 vill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvillwild
2Old Norsevillrwild
3Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →