Where does “forvirra” come from?

forvirra (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German verwirren, from Middle High German verwirren, from Middle High German verwërren, from Old High German firwerran.

forvirra (Norwegian Nynorsk): confuse; confused

Definitions

  1. confuse; confused

Ancestry of “forvirra”, step by step

forvirra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German verwirren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverwirrento confuse
2Middle High Germanverwirren—
3Middle High Germanverwërren—
4Old High Germanfirwerran—

via Middle Low German vorwerren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvorwerren—

Words derived from “forvirra”

Every word from Old High German firwerran →Every word from Middle High German verwërren →Every word from Middle High German verwirren →