Where does “farwerthan” come from?
farwerthan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch werthan, from Proto-West Germanic werþan, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
farwerthan (Old Dutch): to go wrong
Definitions
- to go wrong
Ancestry of “farwerthan”, step by step
farwerthan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch werthan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | werthan | to become |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | werþan | to become |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Germanic *frawerþaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *frawerþaną | to perish |