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Where does “verschwenden” come from?

verschwenden (German) comes from Middle High German verswenden, from Old High German firswenten.

verschwenden (German): to waste, to squander

Definitions

  1. to waste, to squander

Ancestry of “verschwenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanverswenden—
2Old High Germanfirswenten—

Words derived from “verschwenden”

  • verschwenderisch
  • Verschwender
  • verschwendungssüchtig
  • Verschwendung
  • Zeitverschwendung
  • Verschwenderin
Every word from Old High German firswenten →