Where does “Schwerstverbrechen” come from?

Schwerstverbrechen (German) comes from German verbrechen, from Middle High German verbrechen, from Old High German farbrechan.

Schwerstverbrechen (German): very serious crime

Definitions

  1. very serious crime

Ancestry of “Schwerstverbrechen”, step by step

Schwerstverbrechen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German verbrechen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverbrechento do (something wrong); to be at fault for
2Middle High Germanverbrechento breach, violate
3Old High Germanfarbrechan—

via German [[schwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German[[schwer—

via German schwerstes]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwerstes]]—
Every word from Old High German farbrechan →Every word from Middle High German verbrechen →Every word from German verbrechen →