Where does “väärinpäin” come from?
väärinpäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish väärin, 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.
Ancestry of “väärinpäin”, step by step
väärinpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väärin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väärin | wrongly; Only used in olla väärin; Instructive... |
| 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 |