Where does “ruimtevaarder” come from?

ruimtevaarder (Dutch) comes from Dutch vaarder, from Dutch varen, from Middle Dutch vāren, from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ruimtevaarder (Dutch): astronaut

Definitions

  1. astronaut

Ancestry of “ruimtevaarder”, step by step

ruimtevaarder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vaarder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaardersailor, skipper
2DutchvarenTo sail; to go by boat; to navigate; To ascend or...
3Middle Dutchvārento go, to fare, to travel
4Old Dutchfaranto go, sail
5Proto-Germanicfaran—
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch ruimte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchruimtespace, room for a physical object to occupy; room...
2Middle Dutchrumedespace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →