Where does “fermos” come from?

fermos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “fermos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “fermos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s