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Where does “ferð” come from?

ferð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ferð (Old Norse): journey; conduct, behaviour

Definitions

  1. journey; conduct, behaviour

Ancestry of “ferð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ferð”

  • färd
  • färdas
  • åtfärd
  • färdig
  • färdighet
  • -ferdig
  • ferd
  • uferdig
  • falleferdig
  • ferdighet
  • ferdig
  • ferdigmat
  • ferdigstille
  • framferd
  • ferdsel
  • ferda
  • ferd
  • færdselstavle
  • færdsel
  • færdes
  • fýluferð
  • heimferð
  • geimferð
  • ferðamaður
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