Where does “förvirring” come from?

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

förvirring (Swedish): confusion, bewilderment

Definitions

  1. confusion, bewilderment

Ancestry of “förvirring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskforvirraconfuse; confused
2Germanverwirrento confuse
3Middle High Germanverwirren—
4Middle High Germanverwërren—
5Old High Germanfirwerran—
Every word from Old High German firwerran →Every word from Middle High German verwërren →Every word from Middle High German verwirren →
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