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Where does “farjǭ” come from?

farjǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

farjǭ (Proto-Germanic): ferry

Definitions

  1. ferry

Ancestry of “farjǭ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “farjǭ”

  • rymdfärja
  • bilfärja
  • färja
  • tågfärja
  • ferjeterminal
  • ferje
  • ferge
  • bilferge
  • kabelferje
  • ferjeterminal
  • ferje
  • kabelferje
  • færge
  • farjōną
  • ferja
  • færia
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