Where does “eafor” come from?

eafor (Old English) comes from Old English aferian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

eafor (Old English): obligation to carry goods and convey messages for...

Definitions

  1. obligation to carry goods and convey messages for...

Ancestry of “eafor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishaferianto remove, take away
2Old Englishā-a-; away, out
3Old Englishar-—
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →