ferry

*feraną (Proto-Germanic)

*farą (Proto-Germanic)

A means of passing, ford, ferry.

*prē- (Proto-Indo-European)

*farjaną (Proto-Germanic)

To take somewhere, to carry, to ferry.

ferian (Old English)

To betake oneself to. To go, depart. To take, move, bear, carry; to direct the course of, conduct, lead.

ferien (Middle English)

ferry (English)

(intransitive) To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.. (transitive) To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.. (transitive) To carry; transport; convey.. (transitive) To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly. A place where passengers are transported [...]