Where does “foar” come from?

foar (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian for, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

foar (West Frisian): for; before; in front of

Definitions

  1. for; before; in front of

Ancestry of “foar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfor—
2Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
3Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “foar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →