Where does “Versfuß” come from?
Versfuß (German) comes from German Vers, from Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Versfuß (German): metrical foot
Definitions
- metrical foot
Ancestry of “Versfuß”, step by step
Versfuß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vers | line in a poem; verse |
| 2 | Middle High German | vers | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fers | — |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |