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Where does “Fahrvergnügen” come from?

Fahrvergnügen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Fahrvergnügen (German): Driving pleasure

Definitions

  1. Driving pleasure

Ancestry of “Fahrvergnügen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVergnügenjoy; pleasure
2Germangenugenough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount...
3Middle High Germangenuoc—
4Old High Germanginuogenough
5Proto-West Germanic*ganōg—
6Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “Fahrvergnügen”

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