Etymology Explorer
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Where does “fāʀ” come from?
fāʀ (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.
Ancestry of “fāʀ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
fahaz
sheep
2
Proto-Indo-European
póḱos
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Words derived from “fāʀ”
far
far
fær
Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →
Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →