Where does “hangarfartyg” come from?
hangarfartyg (Swedish) comes from Swedish hangar, from French hangar, from Middle French hanghart, from Old French hangart, from Old French hamgart, from Frankish haimgard, from Frankish haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
hangarfartyg (Swedish): aircraft carrier
Definitions
- aircraft carrier
Ancestry of “hangarfartyg”, step by step
hangarfartyg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hangar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hangar | hangar, a garage-like building for aircraft |
| 2 | French | hangar | shed, barn, warehouse; hangar |
| 3 | Middle French | hanghart | enclosure near a house |
| 4 | Old French | hangart | — |
| 5 | Old French | hamgart | — |
| 6 | Frankish | haimgard | fence around a group of houses; enclosure around... |
| 7 | Frankish | haim | village, home; home, village, hamlet; home,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Swedish fartyg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fartyg | a ship or boat |
| 2 | Swedish | fara | to go, to travel; a danger |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fara | to go, to travel |
| 4 | Old Norse | fara | to fare, to travel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |