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Where does “Fahrzeughersteller” come from?

Fahrzeughersteller (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.

Fahrzeughersteller (German): vehicle manufacturer

Definitions

  1. vehicle manufacturer

Ancestry of “Fahrzeughersteller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahrzeugvehicle; motor vehicle, car
2Germanfahrento locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;...
3Middle High Germanvarn—
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
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