Furt

(Engels)

ford (shallow river crossing)

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: vurt

Geërf van Old High German: furt

Verwante met Nederduits: Föörd

Verwante met Nederlands: voord

Verwante met Engels: ford

Verwante met Deens: fjord

In summary

From Middle High German vurt m or (northern) f, from Old High German furt m, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téw-, oblique stem of *pértus.
The feminine gender is of Central and Low German origin; compare Middle Low German vōrde m or f, whence also the doublet Förde f. Another doublet is Fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. Further cognate with Dutch voord, English ford and firth.

Sinonieme

Ausweg

Sandbank

Untiefe

seichte Stelle

Vertalings

ford

gué

vado

guado

vau

bród

voorde

vadum

gual

shallows

voord

brod

haut-fond

crossing

Ford