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Where does “fahrt” come from?

fahrt (German) comes from Middle High German fart, 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.

fahrt (German): inflection of fahren: ## second-person plural...

Definitions

  1. inflection of fahren: ## second-person plural...

Ancestry of “fahrt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfart—
2Old High Germanvarttrip; ride
3Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
4Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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