Where does “farm” come from?
farm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fermō, from Proto-Germanic ferhwō, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.
farm (Old English): provision, food, supplies, provisions supplied by...
Definitions
- provision, food, supplies, provisions supplied by...
Ancestry of “farm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fermō | means of living, subsistence |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ferhwō | life force, body, being |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perkʷ- | oak |
Words derived from “farm”