Where does “ferjekai” come from?

ferjekai (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ferje, 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.

ferjekai (Norwegian Bokmål): a ferry terminal, wharf or quay

Definitions

  1. a ferry terminal, wharf or quay

Ancestry of “ferjekai”, step by step

ferjekai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ferje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålferjea ferry
2Norwegian Nynorskferjea ferry
3Old Norseferjaferry; to ferry
4Proto-Germanicfarjǭferry
5Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål kai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkaiquay, wharf, dock
2Old Frenchkay—
3Gaulishkagyum—
4Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farjaną →