Where does “fahrtauglich” come from?

fahrtauglich (German) comes 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.

fahrtauglich (German): able or fit to drive

Definitions

  1. able or fit to drive

Ancestry of “fahrtauglich”, step by step

fahrtauglich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fahren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahrento locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;...
2Middle High Germanvarnto fare, to go
3Old High Germanfaranto proceed
4Proto-Germanicfaran—
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German tauglich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantauglichfit, suited
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →