Where does “läpivärjätä” come from?
läpivärjätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish värjätä, from Swedish färga, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō — passed , crossed.
läpivärjätä (Finnish): To pad
Definitions
- To pad
Ancestry of “läpivärjätä”, step by step
läpivärjätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish värjätä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värjätä | To change the color of something, to dye, to tint... |
| 2 | Swedish | färga | to colour, to dye, to taint, to paint; to colour,... |
| 3 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 6 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |