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Added 9 October 2026

ford

/fɔːd/ noun

In Latin: vadum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ford at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

United States film maker (1896-1973).
Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987).
Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943).

verb

Cross a river where it's shallow.

Origin

From Middle English fōrd, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Doublet of firth, fjord, and fjard, all via Old Norse; and port, distantly via Latin. Cognate with Low German Föörd, Dutch voord, German Furt, Norwegian and Danish fjord. See also forth and Persian پل (pol, “bridge”).

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