Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fra-

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

• *far-, *fur-, *fir-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fra-, merging with *furi- and *firi-.

Prefix

*fra-

1. forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off of"
2. used as an intensifier for adjectives, indicating completeness or fullness

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *fra-

Descendants

• Old English: for-, fer-, fær-, fier-
  • Middle English: for-, far-, fer-, vor-
    • English: for-
    • Scots: for-
• Old Frisian: for-
  • Saterland Frisian: fer-
  • West Frisian: for-, fer-
• Old Saxon: far-, fir-; for-
  • Middle Low German: vor-
    • Low German: for-, ver-
• Old Dutch: far-, for-, fer-
  • Middle Dutch: ver-
    • Dutch: ver-
• Old High German: far-, fir-
  • Middle High German: ver-
    • German: ver-
    • Yiddish: פֿאַר־ (far-)