Where does “verwarnen” come from?

verwarnen (German) comes from German warnen, from Middle High German warnen — to watch over, protect.

verwarnen (German): to caution, admonish, to warn of punishment or other negative consequences

Definitions

  1. to caution, admonish, to warn of punishment or other negative consequences

Ancestry of “verwarnen”, step by step

verwarnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German warnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwarnento warn
2Middle High Germanwarnento watch over, protect

via German ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanver—

Words derived from “verwarnen”

Every word from Middle High German warnen →Every word from German warnen →