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Where does “verbringen” come from?

verbringen (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.

verbringen (German): to spend, to pass; to move completely; to bring...

Definitions

  1. to spend, to pass; to move completely; to bring...

Ancestry of “verbringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanver-Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable...
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
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