Where does “fórn” come from?

fórn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fōrīniz, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fórn (Old Norse): old, ancient

Definitions

  1. old, ancient

Ancestry of “fórn”, step by step

fórn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic fōrīniz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfōrīnizgift, offering
2Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Germanic fernaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfernazforegoing, previous; recent, last-year
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanperHm-—

Words derived from “fórn”

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