Where does “fara” come from?

fara (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fara, from Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fara (Swedish): to go, to travel; a danger

Definitions

  1. to go, to travel; a danger

Ancestry of “fara”, step by step

fara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish fara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfarato go, to travel
2Old Norsefarato fare, to travel
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle Low German vāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
2Old Saxonfāra—
3Proto-Germanicfērōdanger

Words derived from “fara”

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