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Where does “feri” come from?

feri (Swahili) comes from English ferry, from Middle English ferien, from Old English ferian, from Proto-West Germanic farjan, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

feri (Swahili): ferry

Definitions

  1. ferry

Ancestry of “feri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishferryTo carry; transport; convey; To move someone or...
2Middle Englishferiento carry, convey, convey in a boat
3Old Englishferianto take, move, carry; to direct the course of;...
4Proto-West Germanicfarjanto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
5Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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