Where does “luftfartøy” come from?
luftfartøy (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fartøy, from Dutch vaartuig, from Dutch varen, from Middle Dutch vāren, from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
luftfartøy (Norwegian Bokmål): an aircraft
Definitions
- an aircraft
Ancestry of “luftfartøy”, step by step
luftfartøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fartøy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fartøy | a vessel |
| 2 | Dutch | vaartuig | vessel; vessels; vehicle |
| 3 | Dutch | varen | To sail; to go by boat; to navigate; To ascend or... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vāren | to go, to fare, to travel |
| 5 | Old Dutch | faran | to go, sail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |