Fare
/fɛər/noun
To travel or get along in a particular way; also, the price paid for a journey.
Did you know?In Old English, *faran* meant to go, travel, or journey, and the same ancient root also gave English words tied to movement and passage across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to go through, pass over”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*faraną
“to go, travel, journey”
Old English
OE
faran
“to go, travel, proceed”
Middle English
ME
faren
“to travel, behave, get along”
Modern English
English
fare
“to travel, get along; also, payment for transport”