Where does “forder” come from?
forder (English) comes from English Ford, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forder (English): One who fords
Definitions
- One who fords
Ancestry of “forder”, step by step
forder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ford
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ford | A make of car, named for Henry 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |