Where does “Verfahren” come from?

Verfahren (German) comes from Middle High German vervarn, from Old High German farfaran, from Proto-Germanic frafaraną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Verfahren (German): procedure, process; proceedings

Definitions

  1. procedure, process; proceedings

Ancestry of “Verfahren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvervarn—
2Old High Germanfarfaran—
3Proto-Germanicfrafaranąto go away
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Verfahren”

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