Where does “ferja” come from?

ferja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic farjǭ, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ferja (Old Norse): ferry; to ferry

Definitions

  1. ferry; to ferry

Ancestry of “ferja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfarjǭferry
2Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ferja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farjaną →