Etymograph

English

fure

Fure comes from Danish føre ‘to lead, guide’, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną ‘to cause (one) to go’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘going, passage’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘going, passage’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*faraną‘to go, travel’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fōrijaną‘to cause (one) to go’reconstructed
  4. Old Norsec. 800–1350fœra
  5. Danishmodernføre‘to lead, guide’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1637fure

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘going, passage’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*faraną‘to go, travel’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fōrijaną‘to cause (one) to go’reconstructed
  4. Old Norsec. 800–1350fœra
  5. Danishmodernføre‘to lead, guide’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1637fure

Earliest quotation: 1637, Monro Expedition:: “To his master, the Kings Majesty or General, that…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘going, passage’

first, before, support, far, per, price, private, practice, report, fear, opportunity, primary, prior, press, prime, further, port, prize, afford, appreciate, ford, practical, pre, forth, pregnant, praise, privilege, parade, par, precious, interpretation, ferry, pirate, porch, pardon, primitive, prix, pragmatic, privy, prism, 156 more

through Proto-Germanic *faraną ‘to go, travel’

fare, ferd, 6 more

Today it means

verb To lead.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / fure

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