Where does “verfbrem” come from?
verfbrem (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.
verfbrem (Dutch): woad-waxen, dyer's greenweed, Genista tinctoria
Definitions
- woad-waxen, dyer's greenweed, Genista tinctoria
Ancestry of “verfbrem”, step by step
verfbrem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | colour |
| 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 |
via Middle English brem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | brem | — |
| 2 | Old English | brēme | famous, glorious, noble |
| 3 | Finnish | bromi | bromine |
| 4 | French | bromé | past participle of bromer; brominated |
| 5 | New Latin | Bromus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βρόμος | oat; wild oat, slender oat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |