Where does “fāhrlīh” come from?

fāhrlīh (Old High German) comes from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “fāhrlīh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
2Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fāhrlīh”

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