Where does “Verräterei” come from?
Verräterei (German) comes from German verraten, from Middle High German verrāten, from Old High German firrātan, from Proto-West Germanic frarādan, from Proto-West Germanic fra-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
Verräterei (German): the action of divulging, revealing, blurting out something
Definitions
- the action of divulging, revealing, blurting out something
Ancestry of “Verräterei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verraten | to betray, to be disloyal to; to reveal |
| 2 | Middle High German | verrāten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | firrātan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frarādan | to plot against, to betray; to deceive |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fra- | forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |