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Where does “fördärva” come from?

fördärva (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fordærva, from German verderben, from Middle High German verderben — to perish, die; bring ruin to, kill, damage.

fördärva (Swedish): to spoil, to destroy, to ruin

Definitions

  1. to spoil, to destroy, to ruin

Ancestry of “fördärva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfordærva—
2Germanverderbento deprive of ; to rob of; to ruin; to render ...
3Middle High Germanverderbento perish, die; bring ruin to, kill, damage

Words derived from “fördärva”

  • fördärvlig
Every word from Middle High German verderben →