Where does “firenleahtor” come from?

firenleahtor (Old English) comes from Old English firen, from Proto-West Germanic firinu, from Proto-Germanic firinō — sin, crime.

firenleahtor (Old English): great sin

Definitions

  1. great sin

Ancestry of “firenleahtor”, step by step

firenleahtor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English firen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfirencrime, sin; torment, suffering
2Proto-West Germanicfirinucrime
3Proto-Germanicfirinōsin, crime

via Old English leahtor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleahtorfault, error
2Proto-Germaniclahtraz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic firinō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic firinu →Every word from Old English firen →