Where does “verboten” come from?
verboten (English) comes from German verboten, from German verbieten, from Old High German firbiotan, from Proto-Germanic furibeudaną, from Proto-Germanic furi-, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
verboten (English): Forbidden, prohibited
Ancestry of “verboten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | verboten | forbidden, prohibited, banned; past participle of... |
| 2 | German | verbieten | to forbid, prohibit |
| 3 | Old High German | firbiotan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furibeudaną | to forbid, prohibit, command against |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furi- | before, forth, forward; forth- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |