*far wela
Runic: ᚠᚨᚱ ᚹᛖᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑr ˈwe.lɑ/interjection
Meanings
farewell! goodbye!
Etymology
From the second person singular imperative of *faraną (‘to go, travel’) + *wela (‘well (in a good manner)’).
Descendants
- farewell (English)
- Fahr wohl (German)
- vaarwel (Dutch)
- Foarwäil (Saterland Frisian)
- farvel (Icelandic)
- farvel (Norwegian Bokmål)
- farvel (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- farväl (Swedish)
- farvel (Danish)