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Where does “verwirren” come from?

verwirren (German) comes from Middle High German verwirren, from Middle High German verwërren, from Old High German firwerran.

verwirren (German): to confuse

Definitions

  1. to confuse

Ancestry of “verwirren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanverwirren—
2Middle High Germanverwërren—
3Old High Germanfirwerran—

Words derived from “verwirren”

  • wirsch
  • Verwirrung
  • wirrisch
  • wirr
  • verwirrlich
  • verworren
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