Where does “fartsgrense” come from?

fartsgrense (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

fartsgrense (Norwegian Nynorsk): a speed limit

Definitions

  1. a speed limit

Ancestry of “fartsgrense”, step by step

fartsgrense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfartspeed, velocity; movement, motion; transport,...
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 Nynorsk grense

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrensea border; a boundary; a limit
2GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
3Middle High Germangrenizeborder; frontier
4Old Polishgranicaborder
5Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →