Where does “verfbal” come from?
verfbal (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch verf, from Dutch verven, from Middle Dutch varwen, from Middle Dutch varwe, from Old Dutch farwa, from Proto-Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
verfbal (Afrikaans): paintball
Definitions
- paintball
Ancestry of “verfbal”, step by step
verfbal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verf | paint |
| 2 | Dutch | verven | to paint |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | varwen | to colour, to dye; to paint |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | varwe | colour; paint, dye |
| 5 | Old Dutch | farwa | colour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *faru | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Afrikaans bal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | bal | A ball |
| 2 | Dutch | bal | a ball or any object with such a shape; testicle,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bal | ball (round object), sphere |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bal | — |
| 5 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 6 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 7 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 10 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |