Where does “farn” come from?

farn (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *farn, from Proto-Indo-European pornóm, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

farn (Old Saxon): fern

Definitions

  1. fern

Ancestry of “farn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*farn—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpornómfeather, wing; fern, leaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pornóm →