Where does “ferna” come from?

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

ferna (Icelandic): a box-shaped carton; four of a kind

Definitions

  1. a box-shaped carton; four of a kind

Ancestry of “ferna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfernfour
2Icelandicfer-four, quadri-, tetra-; square
3Old Norsefer-—
4Proto-Germanicfeþur-four, pertaining to four
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “ferna”

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