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Where does “verbreiten” come from?

verbreiten (German) comes from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

verbreiten (German): to put about, spread, circulate, disseminate sth;...

Definitions

  1. to put about, spread, circulate, disseminate sth;...

Ancestry of “verbreiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVer-—
2Middle High Germanver-—
3Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “verbreiten”

  • Verbreitung
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