further etymology

Middle English word further comes from Proto-Germanic *feraną, and later Proto-Germanic *furþeraz (Further.)

Detailed word origin of further

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*feraną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*prē- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*furþeraz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Further.
furþor Old English (ang)
further Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as further

Descendants of *feraną
fer ferd ferre foord for for- foreward forther fraisen frasten fre freisten freo fēre importen impressen infer porche port proven purposen severen transporten vor-