Where does “minkävärinen” come from?
minkävärinen (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic farwō — passed , crossed.
minkävärinen (Finnish): of what color
Definitions
- of what color
Ancestry of “minkävärinen”, step by step
minkävärinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish värinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värinen | of color, -colored |
| 2 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 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 |