Where does “innfart” come from?

innfart (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fart, from Middle Low German vart, from Old Saxon fard, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

innfart (Norwegian Bokmål): approach, access, entrance

Definitions

  1. approach, access, entrance

Ancestry of “innfart”, step by step

innfart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfartvelocity, speed; movement, motion; transportation
2Middle Low Germanvarttraffic, journey
3Old Saxonfardtraffic, journey
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “innfart”

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