Where does “värittömyys” come from?
värittömyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish väritön, 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.
värittömyys (Finnish): colourlessness; achromatism
Definitions
- colourlessness; achromatism
Ancestry of “värittömyys”, step by step
värittömyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väritön
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väritön | Colourless/colorless; having little or no colour;... |
| 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 |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |