Where does “uppfart” come from?

uppfart (Swedish) comes from Swedish fart, from Middle Low German vart, from Old Saxon fard, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

uppfart (Swedish): a driveway, a drive (road leading up to a property (especially a private residence))

Definitions

  1. a driveway, a drive (road leading up to a property (especially a private residence))

Ancestry of “uppfart”, step by step

uppfart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfartspeed
2Middle Low Germanvarttraffic, journey
3Old Saxonfardtraffic, journey
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish upp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppup
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
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