Where does “farleg” come from?

farleg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fárligr, 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.

farleg (Norwegian Nynorsk): dangerous

Definitions

  1. dangerous

Ancestry of “farleg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “farleg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →