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

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Ancestry of “verwirren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verwirren”

Every word from Old High German firwerran →Every word from Middle High German verwërren →Every word from Middle High German verwirren →
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