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Where does “versprechen” come from?

versprechen (German) comes from Middle High German versprechen, from Old High German firsprehhan — to defend verbally, to warrant.

versprechen (German): to promise; to expect ; to hope for; to promise...

Definitions

  1. to promise; to expect ; to hope for; to promise...

Ancestry of “versprechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanversprechento guarantee
2Old High Germanfirsprehhanto defend verbally, to warrant

Words derived from “versprechen”

  • vielversprechend
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