Where does “farrow” come from?
farrow (English) comes from English Farrar, from French ferrier, from Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrārius, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er.
farrow (English): A litter of piglets; To give birth to a; Not...
Definitions
- A litter of piglets; To give birth to a; Not...
Ancestry of “farrow”, step by step
farrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Farrar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Farrar | — |
| 2 | French | ferrier | a farrier; a blacksmith; a small mound, heap, or... |
| 3 | Old French | ferrier | — |
| 4 | Latin | ferrārius | of, or relating to iron |
| 5 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 6 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 7 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 8 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 9 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 10 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
via Middle English *farow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | *farow | — |
| 2 | Old English | fearh | piglet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *farh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farhaz | pig, piglet |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |