Where does “referren” come from?

referren (Middle English) comes from Old French referer, from Latin referre, from Latin ferre, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “referren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrefererto tell; to talk about; to speak of
2Latinreferrepresent active infinitive of referō; to refer
3Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “referren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Latin ferre →Every word from Latin referre →