Where does “rymdfärja” come from?

rymdfärja (Swedish) comes from Swedish färja, from Old Swedish færia, from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic farjǭ, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

rymdfärja (Swedish): a space shuttle

Definitions

  1. a space shuttle

Ancestry of “rymdfärja”, step by step

rymdfärja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish färja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfärjaa ferry; to ferry, to transport by ferry
2Old Swedishfæriaferry
3Old Norseferjaferry; to ferry
4Proto-Germanicfarjǭferry
5Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish rymd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrymda space (intervening contents of a volume), a volume
2Swedishrumroom; part of a building; room; empty, available...
3Old Norserúmroom; space
4Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farjaną →