Where does “fur-” come from?

fur- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fur- (Proto-Germanic): for-

Definitions

  1. for-

Ancestry of “fur-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fur-”

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