Where does “rotvaart” come from?

rotvaart (Dutch) comes from Dutch vaart, 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.

rotvaart (Dutch): very high speed

Definitions

  1. very high speed

Ancestry of “rotvaart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaarttrip; speed, momentum; canal
2Middle Dutchvāertgoing
3Old Dutchfarthgoing
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →