Where does “vertun” come from?

vertun (German) comes from Middle High German vertuon, from Old High German fartuon, from Proto-Germanic *fradōn.

vertun (German): to make a mistake

Definitions

  1. to make a mistake

Ancestry of “vertun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvertuon—
2Old High Germanfartuonto fordo, waste, destroy
3Proto-Germanic*fradōn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *fradōn →Every word from Old High German fartuon →Every word from Middle High German vertuon →