Where does “fernmündlich” come from?
fernmündlich (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.
fernmündlich (German): telephonic, by telephone
Definitions
- telephonic, by telephone
Ancestry of “fernmündlich”, step by step
fernmündlich 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 mündlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mündlich | oral |
| 2 | German | mund | mouth of a person |
| 3 | Middle High German | munt | protection, guardianship |
| 4 | Old High German | munt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mundō | hand; protection, security |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |