Where does “väritteinen” come from?
väritteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish värittää, 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.
väritteinen (Finnish): colored influenced subtly, with a tone (of)
Definitions
- colored influenced subtly, with a tone (of)
Ancestry of “väritteinen”, step by step
väritteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish värittää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värittää | to colour/color; to embellish, embroider |
| 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 inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |