Ford
/fɔːrd/noun
A shallow place in a river or stream that can be crossed on foot or by vehicle.
Did you know?Ford is an old Germanic word tied to the same ancient root as words for travel and crossing, making it a quiet relic of the first roads people ever used.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to pass over, cross, go through”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*furdą
“a crossing, ford”
Old English
OE
ford
“a shallow place in a river where one may cross”
Old High German
OHG
furt
“ford, crossing”
Modern English
English
ford
“a shallow place in a river or stream that can be crossed”