Where does “Militärfahrzeug” come from?
Militärfahrzeug (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.
Militärfahrzeug (German): military vehicle
Definitions
- military vehicle
Ancestry of “Militärfahrzeug”, step by step
Militärfahrzeug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fahrzeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrzeug | vehicle; motor vehicle, car |
| 2 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | varn | to fare, to go |
| 4 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Militär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Militär | military; serviceman |
| 2 | French | militaire | military, militaristic; military |
| 3 | Middle French | militaire | military |
| 4 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 5 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 6 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |