Where does “fairn” come from?

fairn (Scots) comes from Old English fearn, from Proto-West Germanic farn, from Proto-Indo-European pornóm, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fairn (Scots): fern

Definitions

  1. fern

Ancestry of “fairn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfearnfern
2Proto-West Germanicfarnfern
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpornómfeather, wing; fern, leaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pornóm →