Where does “gefaran” come from?

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

gefaran (Old English): to reach by going, get to, fare to, arrive,...

Definitions

  1. to reach by going, get to, fare to, arrive,...

Ancestry of “gefaran”, step by step

gefaran 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
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →