Where does “luftfart” come from?

luftfart (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.

luftfart (Norwegian Bokmål): aviation

Definitions

  1. aviation

Ancestry of “luftfart”, step by step

luftfart 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 luft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluftair
2Norwegian Bokmålfyltpast participle of fylle; past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →