Where does “Fluchtfahrzeug” come from?
Fluchtfahrzeug (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.
Fluchtfahrzeug (German): getaway car
Definitions
- getaway car
Ancestry of “Fluchtfahrzeug”, step by step
Fluchtfahrzeug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fahrzeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrzeug | vehicle; motor vehicle, car |
| 2 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | varn | to fare, to go |
| 4 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Flucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flucht | escape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |