Etymology

farrand

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Today it means: Having a specified form or disposition; fashioned. Full definition →

Middle English farand ← Old English farende ← Proto-Germanic *farandz
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*faraną“to go, fare, travel”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*farandz
  3. Old English · derived fromfaran“to set forth, go, travel, wander, proceed”
  4. Old English · inherited fromfarende
  5. Middle English · inherited fromfarand
  6. English todayfarrand

From Middle English farand, farende, farinde, from Old English farende (present participle of Old English faran (“to set forth, go, travel, wander, proceed”)), from Proto-Germanic *farandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go, fare, travel”), equivalent to fare + -and. More at fare.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfaran all →

fare

Proto-Germanic*faraną all →

farefirk

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