An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Fähre

by Friedrich Kluge

Fähre, f., from the equiv. MidHG. vęre, vęr, f., n., ‘ferry’; comp. Du. veer (E. ferry is borrowed from OIc. ferja, f., ‘ferry’). Also akin to OHG. farm, MidHG. varm, ‘skiff, ferry,’ and OHG. fęrid, n., ‘navigium'; like Ferge, connected with fahren. See Praam.