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

fár traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic farą

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

via Proto-Germanic fawaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfawazfew; little
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Proto-Germanic fahaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

Words derived from “fár”

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