farewell
English
/fɛəˈwɛl/, /fɛəɹˈwɛl/
noun
Definitions
- A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure
- A departure; the act of leaving
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English farewel inherited from Old English *far wel! compound from English fare (travel, journey, departure, fare) + English well.
Origin
English
well
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cheesefare English
- Holywell English
- Hopewell English
- afare English
- airfare English
- baitwell English
- bewell English
- borewell English
- busfare English
- carfare English
- downwell English
- eelfare English
- evilfare English
- fare English
- farebeater English
- farebox English
- farecard English
- faregate English
- farepayer English
- farer English
- farest English
- fareth English
- fareweller English
- fareworthy English
- farrand English
- femto- English
- firk English
- footwell English
- forfare English
- forthfare English
- full well English
- handwell English
- hellfare English
- homefare English
- illfare English
- inkwell English
- interwell English
- lightwell English
- microwell English
- miniwell English
- misfare English
- multifare English
- multiwell English
- nanowell English
- outwell English
- overfare English
- overwell English
- railfare English
- seafare English
- speedwell English
- stairwell English
- stepwell English
- taxifare English
- thermowell English
- thoroughfare English
- transwell English
- unwell English
- upwell English
- warfare English
- welfare English
- well English
- well-behaved English
- well-beloved English
- well-beseen English
- well-boat English
- well-built English
- well-deserved English
- well-established English
- well-lit English
- well-paid English
- well-set English
- well-thewed English
- well-thought-out English
- well-willing English
- wellbore English
- wellborn English
- welldigger English
- welldoer English
- welldoing English
- weller English
- welleth English
- wellfield English
- wellful English
- wellhead English
- wellhole English
- wellhouse English
- wellish English
- wellness English
- wellside English
- wellsite English
- wellspring English
- wellwater English
- welsome English
- woefare English
- vaarwel Dutch, Flemish
- *far wel! Old English
- fare Middle English
- farewel Middle English
- wel Middle English
- bhuel Irish
- wel Welsh
- vaarwel Afrikaans
- *p(i/u)r, *bjar Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Foarwäil Saterland Frisian
- foare Saterland Frisian
- wäil Saterland Frisian
- firk
- well
- fare
- afare
- farer
- bewell
- femto-
- unwell
- weller
- fareth
- farest
- upwell
- outwell
- farebox
- busfare
- welleth
- illfare
- forfare
- carfare
- airfare
- wellish
- farrand
- woefare
- welsome
- wellful
- misfare
- eelfare
- warfare
- seafare
- inkwell
- welfare
- hellfare
- overwell
- Hopewell
- wellside
- handwell
- miniwell
- stepwell
- homefare
- evilfare
- railfare
- well-lit
- downwell
- faregate
- welldoer
- wellness
- wellsite
- Holywell
- wellhole
- footwell
- well-set
- wellbore
- wellborn
- overfare
- nanowell
- borewell
- farecard
- wellhead
- taxifare
- baitwell
- speedwell
- wellfield
- multiwell
- lightwell
- transwell
- well-paid
- wellhouse
- microwell
- farepayer
- multifare
- forthfare
- wellwater
- stairwell
- full well
- well-boat
- interwell
- welldoing
- Cheesefare
- fareweller
- welldigger
- thermowell
- well-built
- wellspring
- farebeater
- fareworthy
- well-thewed
- well-beseen
- well-behaved
- thoroughfare
- well-beloved
- well-willing
- well-deserved
- well-established
- well-thought-out