ford
Meaning
Synonyms
shallow water
landing place
wade across
river crossing
crossing place
fording-place
ford-way
go across
gué
Furt
guado
vado
vau
voorde
vadum
gualFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɔːd/
Etymology
In summary
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old English ford English ford Inherited from Middle English fōrd, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Doublet of firth, fjord, and fjard, all via Old Norse; and port, distantly via Latin. Cognate with Low German Föörd, Dutch voord, German Furt, Norwegian and Danish fjord. See also forth and Persian پل (pol, “bridge”).
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