Where does “föri” come from?
föri (Chuukese) comes from Swedish färja, from Old Swedish færia, from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic farjǭ, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
föri (Chuukese): to make
Ancestry of “föri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | färja | a ferry; to ferry, to transport by ferry |
| 2 | Old Swedish | færia | ferry |
| 3 | Old Norse | ferja | ferry; to ferry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farjǭ | ferry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farjaną | to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “föri”