Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “fer” come from?

fer (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ferro-.

fer (Old High German): remote; far

Definitions

  1. remote; far

Ancestry of “fer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicferro-—

Words derived from “fer”

  • ferro
Every word from Proto-Germanic ferro- →