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