Where does “farn” come from?

farn (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic farn, from Proto-Indo-European pornóm, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

farn (Old Dutch): fern

Definitions

  1. fern

Ancestry of “farn”, step by step

farn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic farn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfarnfern
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpornómfeather, wing; fern, leaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Germanic *farn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*farn—

Words derived from “farn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pornóm →