Etymology

how farest thou

Today it means: how are you?, how's it going? Full definition →

Old English hū færest þū
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhū færest þū
  2. English todayhow farest thou

Occurs already as Old English hū færest þū, literally “how are you going or traveling.”

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.