Where does “sorry for 1999” come from?

sorry for 1999 (Chinese) comes from Chinese for, from English for, from Middle English for, from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

sorry for 1999 (Chinese): Used to apologize for speaking with poor communication skills, or to apologize for lacking the ability to convey one's intended meaning

Definitions

  1. Used to apologize for speaking with poor communication skills, or to apologize for lacking the ability to convey one's intended meaning

Ancestry of “sorry for 1999”, step by step

sorry for 1999 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese for

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chineseforfor; for the purpose of
2EnglishforBecause, as, since; Towards; in the direction of;...
3Middle Englishforfor
4Old Englishfōrjourney; going, course, journey
5Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
6Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Chinese sorry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesesorrysorry
2EnglishsorryRegretful for an action; grieved or saddened,...
3Middle Englishsorysad, sorrowful; pitiful, downtrodden, dismal;...
4Old Englishsāriġfeeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved,...
5Proto-Germanicsairagazsad; saddened; grieved; sorry
6Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
7Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Chinese 1999

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese1999with poor speaking or communication skills; lacking the ability to convey one's intended meaning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →