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English word farm comes from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰerw-, Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-, and later Proto-Germanic *ferhwō (Body, life.)

*perkʷ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dʰerw- (Proto-Indo-European)

cloudiness, dirt; to dim, darken, tarnish, dull, to hold, hold tight, support

*pr̥- (Proto-Indo-European)

*ferhwō (Proto-Germanic)

Body, life.

*firhu- (Proto-Germanic)

*dʰer-mo-s (Proto-Indo-European)

holding

*pórmos (Proto-Indo-European)

*faraną (Proto-Germanic)

To go, to travel.

feorh (Old English)

Life, principles of life, soul, spirit. Living being, person.

*fermō (Proto-Germanic)

Means of living, subsistence.

*firhuma- (Proto-Germanic)

firmus (Latin)

Faithful, steadfast, true. Stable, strong, firm.

*farmaz (Proto-Germanic)

(nautical) a fare. (nautical) load; lading.

fearm (Old English)

firma (Latin)

Farm. Rent. Tax, tribute.

ferma (Malayalam)

ferme (Anglo-Norman)

ferm (Old French)

Firm.

farme (Middle English)

farm (English)

(intransitive) To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.. (obsolete) To lease or let for an equivalent, e.g. land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.. (obsolete) To take at a certain rent or rate.. (transitive) To devote (land) to farming.. (transitive) To grow (a particular crop).. (video games, chiefly, online gaming) To engage in grinding (repetitive [...]

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