Where does “ferme” come from?

ferme (Anglo-Norman) comes from Proto-Germanic fermō, from Proto-Germanic ferhwō, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

ferme (Anglo-Norman): rent, lease, farm; lease; the land leased

Definitions

  1. rent, lease, farm; lease; the land leased

Ancestry of “ferme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfermōmeans of living, subsistence
2Proto-Germanicferhwōlife force, body, being
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “ferme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ferhwō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fermō →