Where does “feorweg” come from?

feorweg (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.

feorweg (Old English): a distant path, a long way

Definitions

  1. a distant path, a long way

Ancestry of “feorweg”, step by step

feorweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English feorr

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

via Old English weġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
2Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy →