Where does “Dampfschifffahrt” come from?
Dampfschifffahrt (German) comes from German fahrt, from Middle High German fart, from Old High German vart, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Dampfschifffahrt (German): steam navigation
Definitions
- steam navigation
Ancestry of “Dampfschifffahrt”, step by step
Dampfschifffahrt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fahrt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fahrt | inflection of fahren: ## second-person plural... |
| 2 | Middle High German | fart | — |
| 3 | Old High German | vart | trip; ride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Dampfschiff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dampfschiff | steamboat, steamship |