Where does “olieverf” come from?
olieverf (Dutch) comes from Dutch verf, from Dutch verven, 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- — passed , crossed.
olieverf (Dutch): oil paint
Ancestry of “olieverf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | verf | paint |
| 2 | Dutch | verven | to paint |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | varwen | to colour, to dye; to paint |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | varwe | colour; paint, dye |
| 5 | Old Dutch | farwa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *faru | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |