Where does “Weltraumfähre” come from?
Weltraumfähre (German) comes from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Weltraumfähre (German): space shuttle
Definitions
- space shuttle
Ancestry of “Weltraumfähre”, step by step
Weltraumfähre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fähre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 2 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 4 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Weltraum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weltraum | space |
| 2 | German | welt | world |
| 3 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 4 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |