Where does “rahanväärentäjä” come from?

rahanväärentäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish väärentäjä, 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.

rahanväärentäjä (Finnish): counterfeiter of money, forger of money

Definitions

  1. counterfeiter of money, forger of money

Ancestry of “rahanväärentäjä”, step by step

rahanväärentäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väärentäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväärentäjäfalsifier, forger, counterfeiter
2Finnishväärentääto falsify, counterfeit, forge, spoof
3Finnishvääräwrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,...
4Old Swedishfahra—
5Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
6Old Saxonfāra—
7Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish raha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
2Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
3Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →