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Where does “vorkēren” come from?

vorkēren (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon 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.

vorkēren (Middle Low German): to turn in a wrong direction

Definitions

  1. to turn in a wrong direction

Ancestry of “vorkēren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
2Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vorkēren”

  • skrupforkert
  • forkert
  • forkere
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