Where does “nimenväärennös” come from?
nimenväärennös (Finnish) comes from Finnish väärennös, from Finnish väärentää, from Finnish väärä, from Old Swedish fahra, from Middle Low German vāre, from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
nimenväärennös (Finnish): forged signature
Definitions
- forged signature
Ancestry of “nimenväärennös”, step by step
nimenväärennös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väärennös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väärennös | forgery, counterfeit |
| 2 | Finnish | väärentää | to falsify, counterfeit, forge, spoof |
| 3 | Finnish | väärä | wrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | fahra | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vāre | danger, persecution, fear |
| 6 | Old Saxon | fāra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |