Where does “ford” come from?
Ford comes from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, derived from the root per- meaning to lead or carry across.
ford (English): A location where a stream is shallow and the...
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- A location where a stream is shallow and the...
Ancestry of “ford”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ford | — |
| 2 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “ford”