Where does “Kettenfahrzeug” come from?

Kettenfahrzeug (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.

Kettenfahrzeug (German): tracked vehicle

Definitions

  1. tracked vehicle

Ancestry of “Kettenfahrzeug”, step by step

Kettenfahrzeug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fahrzeug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahrzeugvehicle; motor vehicle, car
2Germanfahrento locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;...
3Middle High Germanvarnto fare, to go
4Old High Germanfaranto proceed
5Proto-Germanicfaran
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German kette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankettechain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal
2Middle High Germanketen
3Old High Germanketinna
4Proto-Germanic*katinnjā
5Vulgar Latin*catenia
6Latincatēnachain
7Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós