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Where does “vernemen” come from?

vernemen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch farneman, from Old Dutch far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vernemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfarnemanto hear about, to learn of; to hear; to notice
2Old Dutchfar-—
3Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vernemen”

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