Where does “Fernunterricht” come from?

Fernunterricht (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.

Fernunterricht (German): distance learning, distance education

Definitions

  1. distance learning, distance education

Ancestry of “Fernunterricht”, step by step

Fernunterricht 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 Unterricht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterrichtlesson, class, instruction, education
2Germanunterrichtento teach, to school; to inform
3Middle High Germanunderrihten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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