Where does “Fahrzeugbau” come from?

Fahrzeugbau (German) comes from German Fahrzeug, 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.

Fahrzeugbau (German): vehicle construction / manufacture

Definitions

  1. vehicle construction / manufacture

Ancestry of “Fahrzeugbau”, step by step

Fahrzeugbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fahrzeug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahrzeugvehicle; motor vehicle, car
2Germanfahrento locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;...
3Middle High Germanvarnto fare, to go
4Old High Germanfaranto proceed
5Proto-Germanicfaran—
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbūbuilding
3Old High Germanbū—
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →