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Where does “barvoslepost” come from?

barvoslepost (Czech) comes from Czech barvoslepý, from Czech barva, from Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

barvoslepost (Czech): color blindness

Definitions

  1. color blindness

Ancestry of “barvoslepost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbarvoslepýcolor blind
2Czechbarvacolor; paint; ink
3Middle High Germanvarwe—
4Old High Germanfarawacolour, blee; color
5Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
6Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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