Where does “ferian” come from?
ferian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic farjan, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ferian (Old English): to take, move, carry; to direct the course of;...
Definitions
- to take, move, carry; to direct the course of;...
Ancestry of “ferian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | farjan | to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | farjaną | to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “ferian”