Where does “ġefǣr” come from?

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

ġefǣr (Old English): calamity, sudden danger, peril, sudden attack,...

Definitions

  1. calamity, sudden danger, peril, sudden attack,...

Ancestry of “ġefǣr”, step by step

ġefǣr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic fērą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfērądanger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Germanic fērō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērą →