Furt.
ford (shallow river crossing)
Meaning & usage
ford (shallow river crossing)
Viele Städte wuchsen an einer Furt, was sich in Städtenamen wie Frankfurt, Erfurt oder Klagenfurt widerspiegelt.
Where this word comes from
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.
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