Where does “Fortschritt” come from?

Fortschritt (German) comes from German fôrt, from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Fortschritt (German): progress

Definitions

  1. progress

Ancestry of “Fortschritt”, step by step

Fortschritt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fôrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfôrt
2Frenchfortstrong; powerful; skilled, proficient,...
3Old Frenchfortstrong; strongly
4Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
5Old Latinforctisstrong
6Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via German Schritt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchrittstep, footstep, a single instance of walking; the...
2Proto-Germanicskridiz
3Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “Fortschritt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic forktisEvery word from Old Latin forctis
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