Where does “farverig” come from?
farverig (Danish) comes from Danish rig, from English rig, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
farverig (Danish): colourful (UK) / colorful (US)
Definitions
- colourful (UK) / colorful (US)
Ancestry of “farverig”, step by step
farverig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish rig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rig | rich (having wealth), wealthy, affluent |
| 2 | English | rig | The rigging of a sailing ship or other such... |
| 3 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 4 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 5 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Danish farve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | farve | color (US), colour (UK) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | varwen | to colour, to dye; to paint |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | varwe | colour; paint, dye |
| 4 | Old Dutch | farwa | colour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *faru | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |