Where does “Weggefährte” come from?

Weggefährte (German) comes from German Gefährte, from Middle High German geverte, from Old High German giferto, 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.

Weggefährte (German): travelling companion

Definitions

  1. travelling companion

Ancestry of “Weggefährte”, step by step

Weggefährte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gefährte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefährtecompanion
2Middle High Germangeverteway, ride, walk, behaviour
3Old High Germangifertocompanion
4Old High Germanvarttrip; ride
5Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
6Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
2Germanenwec—
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “Weggefährte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →