Where does “fōr” come from?

fōr (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fōr (Old English): journey; going, course, journey

Definitions

  1. journey; going, course, journey

Ancestry of “fōr”, step by step

fōr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic furi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
2Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Germanic fōrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfōrōa going, traveling, journey
2Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel

Words derived from “fōr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →