Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “fortvifla” come from?

fortvifla (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German vortwivelen.

Ancestry of “fortvifla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvortwivelen—

Words derived from “fortvifla”

  • förtvivlan
  • förtvivla
Every word from Middle Low German vortwivelen →