Where does “hæglfaru” come from?
hæglfaru (Old English) comes from Old English faru, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
hæglfaru (Old English): hailstorm
Definitions
- hailstorm
Ancestry of “hæglfaru”, step by step
hæglfaru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English faru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | faru | a journey or going; something transportable,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |