Where does “fahruntauglich” come from?
fahruntauglich (German) comes from German untauglich, from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
fahruntauglich (German): unable or unfit to drive
Definitions
- unable or unfit to drive
Ancestry of “fahruntauglich”, step by step
fahruntauglich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German untauglich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | untauglich | unfit, unsuited; ineligible |
| 2 | German | un- | un-; grave; bad; horrifying |
| 3 | Middle High German | un- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | un- | un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via German fahren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | varn | to fare, to go |
| 3 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |