Where does “wahrsagen” come from?
wahrsagen (German) comes from German wahr, from Middle High German wār, from Old High German wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
wahrsagen (German): to divine, tell fortunes
Definitions
- to divine, tell fortunes
Ancestry of “wahrsagen”, step by step
wahrsagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wahr | true, real; true, truthful |
| 2 | Middle High German | wār | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wār | id; true |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |