Where does “*farn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*farn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpornómfeather, wing; fern, leaf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “*farn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pornóm →
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