Where does “värjätä” come from?
värjätä (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
värjätä (Finnish): To change the color of something, to dye, to tint...
Definitions
- To change the color of something, to dye, to tint...
Ancestry of “värjätä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | färga | to colour, to dye, to taint, to paint; to colour,... |
| 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 |