Where does “Prahm” come from?

Prahm (German) comes 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 (German): a large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square...

Definitions

  1. a large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square...

Ancestry of “Prahm”, step by step

Prahm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech prám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprámraft
2Proto-Slavicpormъferry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpórmos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Serbo-Croatian прам

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпрамferry; lock, tuft
2Serbo-Croatianпра̏ме̄нlock, tuft (of hair)
3Proto-Slavic*pormyply, strand, strip

Words derived from “Prahm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pórmos →
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