Where does “Frachtflughafen” come from?
Frachtflughafen (German) comes from German Flughafen, from German Hafen, from Middle High German haven, from Old High German hafan, from Welsh hafn, from Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō.
Frachtflughafen (German): cargo airport
Definitions
- cargo airport
Ancestry of “Frachtflughafen”, step by step
Frachtflughafen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flughafen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flughafen | airport |
| 2 | German | Hafen | harbour/harbor; port; haven; pot |
| 3 | Middle High German | haven | pot |
| 4 | Old High German | hafan | pot |
| 5 | Welsh | hafn | gap, pass, cleft |
| 6 | Old English | hæfen | inlet; harbour, port |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫfn | port, harbor, haven |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | habnō | harbour, haven; harvour, haven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kopno- | — |
via German fracht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fracht | freight, cargo |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vracht | freight money |
| 3 | Old Saxon | frāht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |