Where does “weġfarende” come from?

weġfarende (Old English) comes from Old English farende, from Proto-Germanic farandz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

weġfarende (Old English): wayfaring

Definitions

  1. wayfaring

Ancestry of “weġfarende”, step by step

weġfarende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English farende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfarende—
2Proto-Germanicfarandz—
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
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

Words derived from “weġfarende”

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