Where does “færia” come from?

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

færia (Old Swedish): ferry

Definitions

  1. ferry

Ancestry of “færia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseferjaferry; to ferry
2Proto-Germanicfarjǭferry
3Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “færia”

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