Where does “niefartownie” come from?
niefartownie (Polish) comes from Polish niefartowny, 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 — passed , crossed.
niefartownie (Polish): unfortunately, unluckily
Definitions
- unfortunately, unluckily
Ancestry of “niefartownie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | niefartowny | unfortunate, unlucky |
| 2 | Polish | fartowny | flukey, fortunate, lucky |
| 3 | Polish | fart | luck; fluke; stroke of luck |
| 4 | German | fahrt | inflection of fahren: ## second-person plural... |
| 5 | Middle High German | fart | — |
| 6 | Old High German | vart | trip; ride |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |