Where does “fīr” come from?
fīr (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
fīr (Old Frisian): far
Ancestry of “fīr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |