Where does “fearnig” come from?

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

fearnig (Old English): ferny

Definitions

  1. ferny

Ancestry of “fearnig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfearnfern
2Proto-West Germanicfarnfern
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpornómfeather, wing; fern, leaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fearnig”

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