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
Ancestry of “farn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *farn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pornóm | feather, wing; fern, leaf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |