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 (US), colour (UK)

Definitions

  1. color (US), colour (UK)

Ancestry of “farve”, step by step

farve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch varwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvarwento colour, to dye; to paint
2Middle Dutchvarwecolour; paint, dye
3Old Dutchfarwacolour
4Proto-Germanic*faru—
5Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish farge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfarge—
2Middle Low Germanvarwecolour; dye; look, way something looks
3Old Saxonfarwicolour
4Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey

Words derived from “farve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →