Where does “ferie” come from?

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

ferie (English): A holiday

Definitions

  1. A holiday

Ancestry of “ferie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishferieA place where a ferry crosses
2Old Norseferjaferry; to ferry
3Proto-Germanicfarjǭferry
4Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →