Where does “fǿrr” come from?

fǿrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fǿrr (Old Norse): able(-bodied), capable

Definitions

  1. able(-bodied), capable

Ancestry of “fǿrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
2Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →