Where does “Fahrvergnügen” come from?
Fahrvergnügen (English) comes from German Fahrvergnügen, from German Vergnügen, from German genug, from Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe — to reach, to attain.
Fahrvergnügen (English): Driving pleasure, especially with regard to...
Definitions
- Driving pleasure, especially with regard to...
Ancestry of “Fahrvergnügen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrvergnügen | Driving pleasure |
| 2 | German | Vergnügen | joy; pleasure |
| 3 | German | genug | enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount... |
| 4 | Middle High German | genuoc | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ginuog | enough |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganōg | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |