Where does “fern” come from?

fern (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fer-, from Old Norse fer-, from Proto-Germanic feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fern (Icelandic): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfer-four, quadri-, tetra-; square
2Old Norsefer-—
3Proto-Germanicfeþur-four, pertaining to four
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “fern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Icelandic fer- →
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