Where does “fergekai” come from?
fergekai (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ferge, from Danish færge, from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic farjǭ, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “fergekai”, step by step
fergekai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ferge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ferge | a ferry |
| 2 | Danish | færge | ferry; to ferry, transport something by ferry |
| 3 | Old Norse | ferja | ferry; to ferry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farjǭ | ferry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farjaną | to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |