Where does “farve” come from?
farve (Danish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
farve (Danish): color , colour; color, human skin tone; dye,...
Definitions
- color , colour; color, human skin tone; dye,...
Ancestry of “farve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | varwen | to colour, to dye; to paint |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | varwe | colour; paint, dye |
| 3 | Old Dutch | farwa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *faru | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “farve”