Where does “vordërven” come from?
vordërven (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon fardervan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraderban — to perish.
Ancestry of “vordërven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | fardervan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *fraderban | to perish |