English
fordage
From ford + -age.
Formed from ford + -age
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to fare, cross’
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Proto-Germanic *furduz
Proto-West Germanic *furdu
Old English ford
Middle English fōrd
English ford
Today it means
noun The act of fording a river, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fordage