Where does “pflichtvergessen” come from?
pflichtvergessen (German) comes from German vergessen, from English forget, from Middle English forgeten, from Old English forġietan, from Proto-West Germanic fragetan, from Proto-West Germanic fra-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
pflichtvergessen (German): neglectful, negligent, irresponsible
Definitions
- neglectful, negligent, irresponsible
Ancestry of “pflichtvergessen”, step by step
pflichtvergessen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German vergessen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vergessen | to forget; to leave; to overlook, to miss |
| 2 | English | forget | To lose remembrance of; To unintentionally not... |
| 3 | Middle English | forgeten | — |
| 4 | Old English | forġietan | to forget |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fragetan | to lose hold of; to forget |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fra- | forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |