An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Fähre

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Fähre

fahren

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Fähre.

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2554943An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FähreJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Fähre, feminine, from the equivalent Middle High German vęre, vęr, feminine, neuter, ‘ferry’; compare Dutch veer (English ferry is borrowed from Old Icelandic ferja, feminine, ‘ferry’). Also akin to Old High German farm, Middle High German varm, ‘skiff, ferry,’ and Old High German fęrid, neuter, ‘navigium'; like Ferge, connected with fahren. See Praam.