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
Ancestry of “vertun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vertuon | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fartuon | to fordo, waste, destroy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *fradōn | — |