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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 [...]