Where does “innfartsvei” come from?

innfartsvei (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål innfart, 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.

innfartsvei (Norwegian Bokmål): an approach road, a road into a town or city

Definitions

  1. an approach road, a road into a town or city

Ancestry of “innfartsvei”, step by step

innfartsvei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål innfart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinnfartapproach, access, entrance
2Norwegian Bokmålfartvelocity, speed; movement, motion; transportation
3Middle Low Germanvarttraffic, journey
4Old Saxonfardtraffic, journey
5Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
6Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål vei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålveiroad; way; street; path; imperative of veie
2Danishvejroad; way; route
3Old Norsevegrway, road; honour, distinction;...
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →