Where does “ferala” come from?

ferala (Old High German) comes from Latin ferula, from Latin ferire, from Latin ferio, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “ferala”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ferula	cane; giant fennel or its stalk; vocative...
2	Latin	ferire	present active infinitive of feriō; second-person...
3	Latin	ferio	I hit, I strike, I smite, I beat, I knock; I cut,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰer-	to bear, carry

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