Where does “fare” come from?

fare (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): danger; Alternative form of fara

Definitions

  1. danger; Alternative form of fara

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 →