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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frafaraną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *fra- + *faraną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɸrɑ.ˈɸɑ.rɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*frafaraną

  1. (originally) to go away
    1. (intransitive) to perish
    2. (transitive) to destroy

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: forfaran
    • Middle English: forfaren
      • English: forfare (obsolete/archaic)
  • Old Frisian: forfara
  • Old Dutch: *farfaran
  • Old High German: firfaran, farfaran
    • Middle High German: vervarn
  • Old Norse: *forfara (cf.) fara (senses of "to perish" and "to destroy"), fyrirfara
    • Icelandic: fyrirfara
    • Old Danish: forfare
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