Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *poro-, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go forth, cross”). Related to Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “means of passing a river, ford, ferry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.rɑ̃/

Noun

*farą n

1. a means of passing, ford, ferry

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *farą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*farą	*farō
vocative	*farą	*farō
accusative	*farą	*farō
genitive	*faras, *faris	*farǫ̂
dative	*farai	*faramaz
instrumental	*farō	*faramiz

Derived terms

• *farjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old English: fær
    • Middle English: fare (merged with descendant of Old English faru)
      • English: fare
  • Old High German: far
    • Middle High German: var
      • German: Fahr
• Proto-Norse: *ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara)
  • Old Norse: far
    • Icelandic: far
    • Faroese: far
    • Norn: far
    • Old Swedish: far
    • ⇒ Old Norse: farkostr
      • → Middle English: farcost

References

• Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN