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Where does “fár” come from?

fár (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fár (Old Norse): few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous...

Definitions

  1. few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous...

Ancestry of “fár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfarąa means of passing, ford, ferry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fár”

  • fåordig
  • fattigdom
  • fångst
  • fångstredskap
  • få
  • fattig
  • få
  • fått
  • fåtallig
  • fåtall
  • fattigdom
  • fårikål
  • får
  • fattig
  • fåtøk
  • fattigdom
  • fårikål
  • får
  • få
  • fattig
  • få
  • fattig
  • fár
  • fáviti
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