Where does “verren” come from?

verren (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “verren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanferranafrom afar
2Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
3Proto-West Germanic*ferrō—
4Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “verren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy →
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