Furt

Meaning

ford (shallow river crossing)

Concepts

ford

shallows

crossing

shoal

Ford

sand bar

driveway

Synonyms

Ausweg

Sandbank

Untiefe

seichte Stelle

Translations

gué

vado

guado

vau

voorde

vadum

voord

gual

waadplaats

doorwaardbare plaats

waadbare plaats

Ford

Ford

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: vurt

Inherited from Old High German: furt

Cognate with Low German: Föörd

Cognate with Dutch: voord

Cognate with English: ford

Cognate with Danish: 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.