Where does “ferian” come from?

ferian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic farjan, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ferian (Old Saxon): to take, carry

Definitions

  1. to take, carry

Ancestry of “ferian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfarjanto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
2Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
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-Germanic farjaną →