Etymology

From Middle Dutch vort, voort, from Old Dutch *furt, from Proto-Germanic *furduz ‎(“ford”). Derived, along with Proto-Germanic *ferþuz ‎(“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (oblique stem *pr̥téw-). Doublette with Dutch fjord ‎(“fjord”). Compare Low German Föörd, German Furt, English ford, Danish fjord.

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