Where does “Farn” come from?
Farn (German) comes from Middle High German farn, from Old High German farn, from Proto-West Germanic farn, from Proto-Indo-European pornóm, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Farn (German): fern
Ancestry of “Farn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | farn | — |
| 2 | Old High German | farn | fern |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | farn | fern |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pornóm | feather, wing; fern, leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “Farn”