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Where does “feorm” come from?

feorm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fermō, from Proto-Germanic ferhwō, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

feorm (Old English): food, sustenance, provision; meal, feast,...

Definitions

  1. food, sustenance, provision; meal, feast,...

Ancestry of “feorm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfermōmeans of living, subsistence
2Proto-Germanicferhwōlife force, body, being
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “feorm”

  • farm
  • farmer
  • farming
  • farmhouse
  • farmland
  • farmyard
  • nonfarm
  • farmstead
  • farmhand
  • farmworker
  • farmwork
  • farmerette
  • farmgate
  • nonfarming
  • farmboy
  • farmable
  • landfarming
  • farmery
  • farmeress
  • farmgirl
  • farmette
  • farmscape
  • farmlike
  • farmstand
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