Where does “Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen” come from?
Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen (German) comes from German Kraftfahrzeug, 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- — passed , crossed.
Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen (German): license plate, number plate
Definitions
- license plate, number plate
Ancestry of “Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen”, step by step
Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kraftfahrzeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kraftfahrzeug | motor vehicle |
| 2 | German | Fahrzeug | vehicle; motor vehicle, car |
| 3 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | varn | to fare, to go |
| 5 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Kennzeichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kennzeichen | characteristic, mark; earmark, marking, tag;... |
| 2 | German | kennen | to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kennen | to know |
| 4 | Old High German | kennen | to know, to be aware of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kannijan | to know, to be aware of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |