Where does “prahm” come from?

prahm (English) comes from Dutch praam, from Middle Dutch praem, from Middle Low German prām, from Czech prám, from Proto-Slavic pormъ, from Proto-Indo-European pórmos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prahm (English): A flat-bottomed boat

Definitions

  1. A flat-bottomed boat

Ancestry of “prahm”, step by step

prahm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch praam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpraama flat-bottomed boat
2Middle Dutchpraem—
3Middle Low Germanprām—
4Czechprámraft
5Proto-Slavicpormъferry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpórmos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Prahm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPrahma large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square...
2Serbo-Croatianпрамferry; lock, tuft
3Serbo-Croatianпра̏ме̄нlock, tuft (of hair)
4Proto-Slavic*pormyply, strand, strip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pórmos →