Where does “Fahrsteig” come from?

Fahrsteig (German) comes from German fahren, from Middle High German varn, from Old High German faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Fahrsteig (German): moving walkway

Definitions

  1. moving walkway

Ancestry of “Fahrsteig”, step by step

Fahrsteig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fahren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahrento locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;...
2Middle High Germanvarnto fare, to go
3Old High Germanfaranto proceed
4Proto-Germanicfaran
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German steig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteigsingular imperative of steigen
2Middle High Germanstīc
3Old High Germanstīg
4Proto-Germanicstīgazpath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós