Where does “erivärisyys” come from?
erivärisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish erivärinen, from Finnish värinen, from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru — passed , crossed.
erivärisyys (Finnish): being of a different color
Definitions
- being of a different color
Ancestry of “erivärisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erivärinen | of or having a different color or different colors |
| 2 | Finnish | värinen | of color, -colored |
| 3 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 4 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 7 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |