Where does “verkacken” come from?

verkacken (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.

verkacken (German): to dick up / mess up something, to lose or fail...

Definitions

  1. to dick up / mess up something, to lose or fail...

Ancestry of “verkacken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós