Where does “færge” come from?

færge (Danish) comes from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic farjǭ, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

færge (Danish): ferry; to ferry, transport something by ferry

Definitions

  1. ferry; to ferry, transport something by ferry

Ancestry of “færge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseferjaferry; to ferry
2Proto-Germanicfarjǭferry
3Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “færge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farjaną →