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

Definitions

  1. fern

Ancestry of “Farn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfarn—
2Old High Germanfarnfern
3Proto-West Germanicfarnfern
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpornómfeather, wing; fern, leaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pornóm →