Where does “Foarwäil” come from?

Foarwäil (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian foare, from Old Frisian fara, from Proto-West Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Foarwäil (Saterland Frisian): A farewell

Definitions

  1. A farewell

Ancestry of “Foarwäil”, step by step

Foarwäil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian foare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianfoareto fare; travel
2Old Frisianfara—
3Proto-West Germanicfaranto travel
4Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Saterland Frisian wäil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianwäilwell
2Old Frisianhwēlwheel
3Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →