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Where does “verordnen” come from?

verordnen (German) comes from German ordnen, from Middle High German ordenen, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

verordnen (German): to prescribe; to prescribe, to decree

Definitions

  1. to prescribe; to prescribe, to decree

Ancestry of “verordnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanordnento put in order, to order
2Middle High Germanordenen—
3Old High Germanordinōnto put in order
4LatinordinoI arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,...
5Latinordoa methodical series, arrangement, or order;...
6Proto-Italicord-on-row, order
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “verordnen”

  • Verordnung
  • Arbeitsplatzwechselverordnung
  • Gefahrstoffverordnung
  • Hackfleischverordnung
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