Where does “väärä” come from?

väärä (Finnish) comes 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.

väärä (Finnish): wrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,...

Definitions

  1. wrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,...

Ancestry of “väärä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “väärä”

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