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Where does “farjan” come from?

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

farjan (Proto-West Germanic): to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry

Definitions

  1. to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry

Ancestry of “farjan”, 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 “farjan”

  • ferry
  • ferryman
  • ferryboat
  • ferriage
  • ferrier
  • ferrywoman
  • ferryboater
  • ferriable
  • ferryboating
  • ferryboatman
  • ferri
  • ferry
  • ferry
  • フェリー
  • フェリーボート
  • φέρι μποτ
  • φέρι
  • ferien
  • ferri
  • ferian
  • feribot
  • feri
  • feri
  • ferian
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