Where does “toppfart” come from?

toppfart (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.

toppfart (Norwegian Bokmål): maximum speed

Definitions

  1. maximum speed

Ancestry of “toppfart”, step by step

toppfart 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 topp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltoppthe top; a top; peak, summit
2Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →