Where does “ferje” come from?
ferje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ferje, from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic farjǭ, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ferje (Norwegian Bokmål): a ferry
Ancestry of “ferje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ferje | a ferry |
| 2 | Old Norse | ferja | ferry; to ferry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | farjǭ | ferry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farjaną | to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “ferje”