Where does “farme” come from?

farme (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman ferme, from Proto-Germanic fermō, from Proto-Germanic ferhwō, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

farme (Middle English): rent, revenue, produce, factor, stewardship,...

Definitions

  1. rent, revenue, produce, factor, stewardship,...

Ancestry of “farme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanfermerent, lease, farm; lease; the land leased
2Proto-Germanicfermōmeans of living, subsistence
3Proto-Germanicferhwōlife force, body, being
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ferhwō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fermō →
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