Where does “fer” come from?

fer (Middle English) comes from Old English feorr, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fer (Middle English): Far

Definitions

  1. Far

Ancestry of “fer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeorrfar; distant; far back; far; at a distance
2Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fer”

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