Where does “vervāren” come from?
vervāren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch farfaran, 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.
vervāren (Middle Dutch): to go away, to leave
Definitions
- to go away, to leave
Ancestry of “vervāren”, step by step
vervāren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch farfaran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | farfaran | to disappear, to perish |
| 2 | Old Dutch | far- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |