Where does “verf” come from?
verf (Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
verf (Dutch): paint
Definitions
- paint
Ancestry of “verf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verven | to paint |
| 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 |