Where does “yndlingsfarve” come from?
yndlingsfarve (Danish) comes from Danish farve, 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- — passed , crossed.
yndlingsfarve (Danish): favourite colour
Definitions
- favourite colour
Ancestry of “yndlingsfarve”, step by step
yndlingsfarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Danish yndling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | yndling | favourite |
| 2 | Danish | ynde | grace; body, grace; enjoy, like |
| 3 | Danish | unde | to wish, grant, not grudge; to like, to love |
| 4 | Old Norse | unna | to grant, bestow; to love; to love one another |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |