Where does “Jugendverführerin” come from?
Jugendverführerin (German) comes from German Jugendverführer, from German Verführer, from German verführen, from German führen, from Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Jugendverführerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jugendverführer | debaucher of the youth |
| 2 | German | Verführer | agent noun of verführen; seducer |
| 3 | German | verführen | to seduce |
| 4 | German | führen | to lead; to carry, to sell; to conduct some... |
| 5 | Middle High German | vüeren | to drive, to set in motion |
| 6 | Old High German | fuoren | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fōrijan | to lead, to bring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |