Where does “faran” come from?

faran (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

faran (Old English): to go, travel; to fare

Definitions

  1. to go, travel; to fare

Ancestry of “faran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfaranto travel
2Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “faran”

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