Where does “fertīg” come from?
fertīg (German) comes from Middle High German fertec, from Old High German fartīg, from Old High German fart, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
fertīg (German): ready for use; done; fully prepared
Definitions
- ready for use; done; fully prepared
Ancestry of “fertīg”, step by step
fertīg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German fertec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | fertec | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fartīg | ready to go |
| 3 | Old High German | fart | trip; ride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English vertex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vertex | The highest point of something; The highest... |
| 2 | Latin | vertex | whirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |