Where does “luftfartøy” come from?
luftfartøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): an aircraft
Definitions
- an aircraft
Ancestry of “luftfartøy”, step by step
luftfartøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fartøy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | luft | air |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lucht | air, smell |
| 3 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |