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Where does “fǫr” come from?

fǫr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fǫr (Old Norse): journey; attack, assault; fate

Definitions

  1. journey; attack, assault; fate

Ancestry of “fǫr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fǫr”

  • førenamn
  • fiskefor
  • for
  • fornamn
  • utanfor
  • derfor
  • dyrefor
  • innanfor
  • fòr
  • altfor
  • fora
  • för
  • brottför
  • jarðarför
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