Where does “færgryre” come from?

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

færgryre (Old English): sudden horror, danger, terror

Definitions

  1. sudden horror, danger, terror

Ancestry of “færgryre”, step by step

færgryre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fǣr

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

via Old English gryre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgryreterror, horror
2Proto-Germanicgruzi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērą →