Where does “misfaran” come from?

misfaran (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.

misfaran (Old English): to go astray, err, transgress

Definitions

  1. to go astray, err, transgress

Ancestry of “misfaran”, step by step

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

Words derived from “misfaran”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →