Middle English word ferre comes from Proto-Germanic *feraną, Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-, and later Proto-Germanic *ferrai (Far, distant.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*feraną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*perh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*prē- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*ferrai | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Far, distant. |
*fērō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Danger. |
feor | Old English (ang) | Far. Perverse; depraved. |
ġefǣr | Old English (ang) | |
feer | Middle English (enm) |