Where does “feorsian” come from?

feorsian (Old English) comes from Old English feorr, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

feorsian (Old English): to exceed, go beyond; to remove, expel; to...

Definitions

  1. to exceed, go beyond; to remove, expel; to...

Ancestry of “feorsian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeorrfar; distant; far back; far; at a distance
2Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “feorsian”

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