Where does “faresignal” come from?

faresignal (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.

faresignal (Norwegian Nynorsk): also figurative a danger signal

Definitions

  1. also figurative a danger signal

Ancestry of “faresignal”, step by step

faresignal 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 signal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksignala signal
2Medieval Latinsignalesignal
3Latinsignālis—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →