Where does “fǣr” come from?

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

fǣr (Old English): sudden attack; sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a...

Definitions

  1. sudden attack; sudden danger, calamity, ambush; a...

Ancestry of “fǣr”, step by step

fǣr 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

Words derived from “fǣr”

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