Etymology

ferny

F4E1R1N1Y4

Today it means: Of or pertaining to ferns. Full definition →

Middle English ferny ← Old English fearniġ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromfearniġ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromferny
  3. English todayferny

From Middle English ferny, from Old English fearniġ, equivalent to fern + -y.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfearniġ all →

Fernyhough

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