English
infare
Infare comes from Middle English infer ‘entrance’, and goes back to Old English infær.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150infær‘ingress, entrance, ingang’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500infer‘entrance’
- Englishearliest quotation 1834infare
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150infær‘ingress, entrance, ingang’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500infer‘entrance’
- Englishearliest quotation 1834infare
Earliest quotation: 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of: “At our next meeting we set the day for…”
A compound of *in ‘in’ + *farą ‘a going’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Germanic *in ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to go forth, cross’
Proto-Germanic *farą ‘a going’
Every English word from Old English infær
Today it means
noun A party or other celebration held to mark someone's entrance into a new home, especially the arrival of a bride at her new home; a wedding reception.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English infær / infare