Where does “fartownie” come from?
fartownie (Polish) comes from Polish fartowny, from Polish fart, from German fahrt, from Middle High German fart, from Old High German vart, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
fartownie (Polish): flukily, fortunately, luckily
Definitions
- flukily, fortunately, luckily
Ancestry of “fartownie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | fartowny | flukey, fortunate, lucky |
| 2 | Polish | fart | luck; fluke; stroke of luck |
| 3 | German | fahrt | inflection of fahren: ## second-person plural... |
| 4 | Middle High German | fart | — |
| 5 | Old High German | vart | trip; ride |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |