Where does “fard” come from?

fard (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fard (Old Saxon): traffic, journey

Definitions

  1. traffic, journey

Ancestry of “fard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
2Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fard”

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