Where does “farefull” come from?

farefull (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

farefull (Norwegian Nynorsk): dangerous, hazardous, perilous, risky

Definitions

  1. dangerous, hazardous, perilous, risky

Ancestry of “farefull”, step by step

farefull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfaredanger; Alternative form of fara
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 Nynorsk full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfullfull; drunk; complete, total
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →
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