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Where does “verrāten” come from?

verrāten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German firrātan, from Proto-West Germanic frarādan, from Proto-West Germanic fra-, 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 “verrāten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfirrātan—
2Proto-West Germanicfrarādanto plot against, to betray; to deceive
3Proto-West Germanicfra-forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off...
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “verrāten”

  • verraten
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