Where does “verbrechen” come from?

verbrechen (German) comes from Middle High German verbrechen, from Old High German farbrechan.

verbrechen (German): to do (something wrong); to be at fault for

Definitions

  1. to do (something wrong); to be at fault for

Ancestry of “verbrechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanverbrechento breach, violate
2Old High Germanfarbrechan—

Words derived from “verbrechen”

Every word from Old High German farbrechan →Every word from Middle High German verbrechen →