Where does “Fernverkehr” come from?

Fernverkehr (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.

Fernverkehr (German): long-distance traffic

Definitions

  1. long-distance traffic

Ancestry of “Fernverkehr”, step by step

Fernverkehr 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 verkehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverkehrcorrespondence, traffic interaction [[involve
2Germanverkehrento interact in somebody’s sphere, to have...
3Dutchverkerento find oneself; to be found, be located;...
4DutchkerenTo turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of...
5Middle DutchkerenTo turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,...
6Old Dutchkēren
7Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós