werfen
Middle High German
verb
Definitions
- to throw
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German werfan (throw) inherited from Proto-Germanic *werpaną (throw, cast, turn).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*werpaną
Gloss
throw, cast, turn
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- verpa Latin
- werfen German
- aanwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- afwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- bewerpen Dutch, Flemish
- discuswerpen Dutch, Flemish
- granaatwerper Dutch, Flemish
- inwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- langwerpig Dutch, Flemish
- onderwerp Dutch, Flemish
- onderwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- ontwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- speerwerper Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- toewerpen Dutch, Flemish
- tussenwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- uitwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- verwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- vlammenwerper Dutch, Flemish
- voorwerp Dutch, Flemish
- wegwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- werpen Dutch, Flemish
- werper Dutch, Flemish
- werphout Dutch, Flemish
- werpmes Dutch, Flemish
- werpschijf Dutch, Flemish
- werpspies Dutch, Flemish
- werpster Dutch, Flemish
- *werb- Proto-Indo-European
- *warpą Proto-Germanic
- *werpaną Proto-Germanic
- beweorpan Old English
- forweorpan Old English
- geweorpan Old English
- oferweorpan Old English
- ofweorpan Old English
- onweorpan Old English
- toweorpan Old English
- weorpan Old English
- wiþweorpan Old English
- ymbweorpan Old English
- verpa Old Norse
- muldvarp Danish
- werpen Middle Dutch
- *werpan Old High German
- werfan Old High German
- wërfen Middle High German
- entwerfen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- werfen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- וואַרפֿן Yiddish
- werpan Old Dutch
- anawerpan Old Saxon
- tewerpan Old Saxon
- werpan Old Saxon
- witharwerpan Old Saxon
- *werpijan Frankish
- *wurpijan Frankish
- werpa Old Frisian