Where does “āfǣran” come from?

āfǣran (Old English) comes from Old English fǣran, from Old English fǣr, from Proto-Germanic fērą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

āfǣran (Old English): to terrify, dismay

Definitions

  1. to terrify, dismay

Ancestry of “āfǣran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfǣranto frighten, raven; to frighten; to devour, raven
2Old Englishfǣrsudden attack; sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a...
3Proto-Germanicfērądanger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “āfǣran”

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