Where does “fernliegen” come from?
fernliegen (German) comes from German fern, 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.
fernliegen (German): to be alien to
Definitions
- to be alien to
Ancestry of “fernliegen”, step by step
fernliegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fern | remote; far away |
| 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 liegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | liegen | to lie; to be, to lie somewhere; to be located,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ligen | to lie, to be in a horizontal position |
| 3 | Old High German | ligen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | liggen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |