English word farm comes from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰerw-, Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-, and later Proto-Germanic *ferhwō (Body, life.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *perkʷ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *dʰerw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | cloudiness, dirt; to dim, darken, tarnish, dull, to hold, hold tight, support |
| *pr̥- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ferhwō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Body, life. |
| *firhu- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *dʰer-mo-s | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | holding |
| *pórmos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *faraną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To go, to travel. |
| feorh | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Life, principles of life, soul, spirit. Living being, person. |
| *fermō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Means of living, subsistence. |
| *firhuma- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| firmus | Latin (lat) | Faithful, steadfast, true. Stable, strong, firm. |
| *farmaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (nautical) a fare. (nautical) load; lading. |
| fearm | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| firma | Latin (lat) | Farm. Rent. Tax, tribute. |
| ferma | Malayalam (mal) | |
| ferme | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| ferm | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Firm. |
| farme | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| farm | English (en) | (intransitive) To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.. (obsolete) To lease or let for an equivalent, e.g. land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.. (obsolete) To take at a certain rent or rate.. (transitive) To devote (land) to farming.. (transitive) To grow (a particular crop).. (video games, chiefly, online gaming) To engage in grinding (repetitive [...] |