Where does “Verzweiflung” come from?

Verzweiflung (German) comes from German verzweifeln, from Middle High German verzwīveln.

Verzweiflung (German): desperation

Definitions

  1. desperation

Ancestry of “Verzweiflung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverzweifelnto despair
2Middle High Germanverzwīveln—
Every word from Middle High German verzwīveln →Every word from German verzweifeln →