Where does “fertigkriegen” come from?

fertigkriegen (German) comes from German fertīg, 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.

fertigkriegen (German): to get done

Definitions

  1. to get done

Ancestry of “fertigkriegen”, step by step

fertigkriegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fertīg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfertīgready for use; done; fully prepared
2Middle High Germanfertec—
3Old High Germanfartīgready to go
4Old High Germanfarttrip; ride
5Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
6Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German kriegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankriegento get; to catch, to come down with; to war
2Middle High Germankriegento war, to conquer property or land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →