Where does “Fernbedienung” come from?

Fernbedienung (German) comes from German fern, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Fernbedienung (German): remote control

Definitions

  1. remote control

Ancestry of “Fernbedienung”, step by step

Fernbedienung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfernremote; far away
2Middle High Germanverren
3Old High Germanferranafrom afar
4Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
5Proto-West Germanic*ferrō
6Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Bedienung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBedienungservice; waiter, waitress; operation
2Germanbedienento serve; to operate; to play a card according to...
3Germandienento serve
4Middle High Germandienen
5Old High Germandionōnto serve
6Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
7Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
8Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “Fernbedienung

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy