Where does “verlassen” come from?
verlassen (German) comes from Middle High German verlazen, from Old High German farlazan, from Proto-Germanic fralētaną, 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.
verlassen (German): to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake; to...
Definitions
- to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake; to...
Ancestry of “verlassen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | verlazen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | farlazan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fralētaną | to leave, dismiss |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “verlassen”