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Verboten

3 stages from German to English.

Today it means strictly forbidden, especially by an authority or set of rules
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Stage 1 of 3
verbieten
German · medieval
"to forbid"
to forbid
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Stage 2 of 3
verboten
German · 1600s
"forbidden"
past participle of verbieten, meaning forbidden
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Stage 3 of 3
verboten
English · 1912
"strictly forbidden, especially by authority"
adopted directly into English for something strictly forbidden
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