Where does “Irrfahrt” come from?

Irrfahrt (German) comes from German fahrt, from Middle High German fart, from Old High German vart, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Irrfahrt (German): odyssey

Definitions

  1. odyssey

Ancestry of “Irrfahrt”, step by step

Irrfahrt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fahrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahrtinflection of fahren: ## second-person plural...
2Middle High Germanfart
3Old High Germanvarttrip; ride
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German irren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanirrento wander; to err
2Middle High Germanirren
3Old High Germanirrento wander
4Proto-West Germanic*irʀijanto delude, mislead
5Proto-Germanicirzijanąto delude, mislead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós