Where does “forfaran” come from?

forfaran (Old English) comes from Old English faran, from Proto-West Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną — to go, to travel.

forfaran (Old English): to go or pass away; fare away; to destroy, perish

Definitions

  1. to go or pass away; fare away; to destroy, perish

Ancestry of “forfaran”, step by step

forfaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English faran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfaranto go, travel; to fare
2Proto-West Germanicfaranto travel
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel

via Proto-Germanic frafaraną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrafaranąto go away

Words derived from “forfaran”

Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic faran →Every word from Old English faran →