Where does “nimenväärennys” come from?
nimenväärennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish väärennys, 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.
nimenväärennys (Finnish): signature forgery
Definitions
- signature forgery
Ancestry of “nimenväärennys”, step by step
nimenväärennys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väärennys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väärennys | Synonym of väärentäminen; Synonym of väärennös |
| 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 |