Where does “forvirre” come from?

forvirre (Danish) comes from German verwirren, from Middle High German verwirren, from Middle High German verwërren, from Old High German firwerran.

forvirre (Danish): to confuse; to disturb, mix up, bewilder

Definitions

  1. to confuse; to disturb, mix up, bewilder

Ancestry of “forvirre”, step by step

forvirre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German verwirren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverwirrento confuse
2Middle High Germanverwirren—
3Middle High Germanverwërren—
4Old High Germanfirwerran—

via Old Saxon werran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwerranto cause confusion
2Proto-West Germanic*werʀanto cause confusion, disarray

via Low German vorwerren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanvorwerren—

Words derived from “forvirre”

Every word from Old High German firwerran →Every word from Middle High German verwërren →Every word from Middle High German verwirren →