Etymograph

English

fortochka

Fortochka comes from Russian фо́рточка, from German Pförtchen ‘little door’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass through/over’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to pass through/over’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portā‘gate’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporta‘gateway, passage’
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*portā‘portal, gateway’reconstructed
  6. Old High Germanc. 750–1050pforta‘small gate’
  7. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350pforte
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentPforte‘gate’
  9. German, derivedc. 1650–presentPförtchen‘little door’diminutive of Pforte
  10. Russianmodernфо́рточкаfórtočka
  11. Englishtodayfortochka

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to pass through/over’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portā‘gate’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporta‘gateway, passage’
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*portā‘portal, gateway’reconstructed
  6. Old High Germanc. 750–1050pforta‘small gate’
  7. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350pforte
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentPforte‘gate’
  9. German, derivedc. 1650–presentPförtchen‘little door’diminutive of Pforte
  10. Russianmodernфо́рточкаfórtočka
  11. Englishtodayfortochka

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass through/over’

first, before, far, per, price, private, press, further, practice, fear, pre, primary, prime, appreciate, opportunity, prior, prize, pregnant, practical, precious, praise, interpretation, afford, privilege, parade, par, ford, ferry, pirate, fare, pardon, forth, primitive, prix, portable, interpreter, pragmatic, privy, prism, peril, 141 more

through Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂

rapporteur, 19 more

through Proto-Italic *portā ‘gate’

support, report, transport, sport, importance, export, import, portal, porter, rapport, deport, porta, portico, comport, 20 more

through Latin porta ‘gateway, passage’

port, porch, 10 more

Today it means

noun A small ventilation window, spanning the frame of one window pane, that opens on hinges independently of the whole window, common in Russia, other post-Soviet states and Finland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / fortochka

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