Where does “vernehmungsfähig” come from?
vernehmungsfähig (German) comes from German Vernehmung, from German vernehmen, from German vernemen, from German firneman, from Proto-Germanic franemaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
vernehmungsfähig (German): interrogative, interrogatable
Definitions
- interrogative, interrogatable
Ancestry of “vernehmungsfähig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vernehmung | interrogation, questioning; examination |
| 2 | German | vernehmen | To hear; To question, to examine |
| 3 | German | vernemen | — |
| 4 | German | firneman | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | franemaną | to take away, plunder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |