Where does “vaart” come from?

vaart (Afrikaans) comes from Middle Dutch vāert, from Old Dutch farth, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

vaart (Afrikaans): a cruise; navigation; leap

Definitions

  1. a cruise; navigation; leap

Ancestry of “vaart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvāertgoing
2Old Dutchfarthgoing
3Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
4Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →