Where does “erfahren” come from?

erfahren (German) comes from Middle High German ervarn, from Old High German irfaran — roam through, explore.

erfahren (German): experienced; to find out, learn, to come to know;...

Definitions

  1. experienced; to find out, learn, to come to know;...

Ancestry of “erfahren”, step by step

erfahren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German ervarn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanervarn—
2Old High Germanirfaranroam through, explore

via German arfaran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarfaran—

Words derived from “erfahren”

Every word from Old High German irfaran →Every word from Middle High German ervarn →