Where does “vääristää” come from?

vääristää (Finnish) comes 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.

vääristää (Finnish): to distort; to deform; to warp

Definitions

  1. to distort; to deform; to warp

Ancestry of “vääristää”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vääristää”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →
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