An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/verwahrlost

by Friedrich Kluge

verwahrlost, adj., ‘neglected, spoilt,’ properly a partic. of MidHG. verwárlôsen, ‘to treat negligently,’ based on OHG. waralôs, ‘careless, negligent’ (MidHG. warlœse, ‘carelessness, negligence’). For the first part of the compound comp. wahrnehmen. —