Where does “Gefier” come from?

Gefier (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German geverde, from Old High German giferdi, from Old High German faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Gefier (Luxembourgish): vehicle

Definitions

  1. vehicle

Ancestry of “Gefier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeverde—
2Old High Germangiferdi—
3Old High Germanfaranto proceed
4Proto-Germanicfaran—
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Gefier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →