Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚠᚨᚱᚨ

Proto-Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fērą, closely related to *fērō.

Noun

*ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara /fāra/) n

1. danger, risk

Derived terms

• ᚠᚨᚱᚨᚢᛁᛋᚨ m (farauisa /⁠Fārawīsā⁠/, “Danger-wise, Danger-knower”)

Descendants

• Old Norse: fár
  • Icelandic: fár n
  • Faroese: fár n

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *farą.

Noun

*ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara) n

1. a means of passing, ford, ferry

Derived terms

• ᚠᚨᚱᚨᚢᛁᛋᚨ m (farauisa /⁠Farawīsā⁠/, “Ford-wise, Ford-knower”)

Descendants

• Old Norse: far
  • Icelandic: far
  • Faroese: far
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: far
  • Norwegian Bokmål: far