Where does “pram” come from?

pram (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse prámr, from Middle Low German prām, from Czech prám, from Proto-Slavic pormъ, from Proto-Indo-European pórmos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pram (Norwegian Nynorsk): a rowboat without a keel, a pram

Definitions

  1. a rowboat without a keel, a pram

Ancestry of “pram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseprámr—
2Middle Low Germanprām—
3Czechprámraft
4Proto-Slavicpormъferry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpórmos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pórmos →