Where does “farm” come from?

farm (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic farmaz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

farm (Old High German): a fast boat, skiff

Definitions

  1. a fast boat, skiff

Ancestry of “farm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfarmaza fare; load; lading
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “farm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →