Where does “farmur” come from?

farmur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse farmr, from Proto-Germanic farmaz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

farmur (Icelandic): cargo, load, charge

Definitions

  1. cargo, load, charge

Ancestry of “farmur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefarmrload, lading
2Proto-Germanicfarmaza fare; load; lading
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farmaz →