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Where does “ferðaseðil” come from?

ferðaseðil (Faroese) comes from Faroese ferð, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ferðaseðil (Faroese): ticket

Definitions

  1. ticket

Ancestry of “ferðaseðil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseferðtrip, tour, journey; time
2Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
3Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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