Where does “forvirring” come from?

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

forvirring (Danish): confusion

Definitions

  1. confusion

Ancestry of “forvirring”, step by step

forvirring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forvirre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforvirreto confuse; to disturb, mix up, bewilder
2Germanverwirrento confuse
3Middle High Germanverwirren—
4Middle High Germanverwërren—
5Old High Germanfirwerran—

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing—
Every word from Old High German firwerran →Every word from Middle High German verwërren →Every word from Middle High German verwirren →