Where does “väärintulkinta” come from?

väärintulkinta (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.

väärintulkinta (Finnish): misinterpretation

Definitions

  1. misinterpretation

Ancestry of “väärintulkinta”, step by step

väärintulkinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väärin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväärinwrongly; Only used in olla väärin; Instructive...
2Finnishvääräwrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,...
3Old Swedishfahra
4Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
5Old Saxonfāra
6Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish tulkinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulkintainterpretation
2Finnishtulkitato interpret; to decode
3Finnishtulkkiinterpreter
4Old Swedishtolker
5Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
6Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō