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Where does “fermor” come from?

fermor (Middle English) comes from Old English feormere, from Old English feormian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Ancestry of “fermor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeormereone who supplies with food, purveyor, grocer,...
2Old Englishfeormianto cleanse, scour, furbish; to entertain,...
3Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
4Old English-ōjan—
5Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fermor”

  • farmer
  • farmerette
  • farmeress
  • farmerlike
  • nonfarmer
  • farmerly
  • farmerish
  • antifarmer
  • farmership
  • microfarmer
  • farmerless
  • aquafarmer
  • underfarmer
  • Farmersalat
  • Farmer
  • farkut
  • farmer
  • farmernadrág
  • farmerben
  • farmerek
  • feirmeireachd
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