Where does “firn” come from?

firn (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German firni, from Proto-Germanic fernaz, from Proto-Indo-European perHm-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

firn (Alemannic German): last year's

Definitions

  1. last year's

Ancestry of “firn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfirniold
2Proto-Germanicfernazforegoing, previous; recent, last-year
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanperHm-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “firn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perHm- →