Where does “Wohlfahrtsmarke” come from?

Wohlfahrtsmarke (German) comes from German Wohlfahrt, from German Fahrt, 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.

Wohlfahrtsmarke (German): semipostal stamp, charity stamp

Definitions

  1. semipostal stamp, charity stamp

Ancestry of “Wohlfahrtsmarke”, step by step

Wohlfahrtsmarke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wohlfahrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWohlfahrtwelfare, weal
2GermanFahrtride; journey
3Old High Germanvarttrip; ride
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Marke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkemark (like trade mark), brand
2Frenchmarquemark; brand; first-person singular present...
3Frankishmarkmark, sign
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →