Where does “fertigwerden” come from?
fertigwerden (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.
fertigwerden (German): to cope
Definitions
- to cope
Ancestry of “fertigwerden”, step by step
fertigwerden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fertīg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fertīg | ready for use; done; fully prepared |
| 2 | Middle High German | fertec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fartīg | ready to go |
| 4 | Old High German | fart | trip; ride |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German wërden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wërden | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | wërden | to become |
| 3 | Old High German | werdan | to be; to become; to happen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | werþan | to become |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |