Where does “farthing” come from?

Farthing comes from Middle English ferthing, from Old English feorðing, derived from Old English fēorþa meaning fourth, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô meaning fourth.

farthing (English): Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter...

Definitions

  1. Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter...

Ancestry of “farthing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishferthingA farthing or similar small coin; the weight of...
2Old Englishfeorðing—

Words derived from “farthing”

Every word from Old English feorðing →Every word from Middle English ferthing →
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