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Where does “faran” come from?

faran (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

faran (Old Dutch): to go, sail

Definitions

  1. to go, sail

Ancestry of “faran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaran—
2Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “faran”

  • фарватер
  • vaarboom
  • kruisvaarder
  • voortvaren
  • vaarwel
  • ruimtevaarder
  • vaarder
  • vaarwater
  • ruimtevaartuig
  • welvaren
  • vaarweg
  • bevaren
  • vaartuig
  • vervaren
  • vervaard
  • onvervaard
  • varen
  • bevaarbaar
  • vaargeul
  • luftfartøy
  • fartøy
  • fiskefartøy
  • fartøy
  • luftfartøy
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