Where does “värierottelu” come from?
värierottelu (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
värierottelu (Finnish): color separation
Definitions
- color separation
Ancestry of “värierottelu”, step by step
värierottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 2 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 5 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 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 Finnish erottelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erottelu | separation, segregation; sorting |
| 2 | Finnish | erotella | To separate, segregate |
| 3 | Finnish | erottaa | to separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss |
| 4 | Finnish | erota | to divorce; to differ, be different; to resign |
| 5 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 6 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |