Where does “värjäys” come from?
värjäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish värjätä, 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 — passed , crossed.
värjäys (Finnish): coloring, dyeing, staining, tinting
Definitions
- coloring, dyeing, staining, tinting
Ancestry of “värjäys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värjätä | To change the color of something, to dye, to tint... |
| 2 | Swedish | färga | to colour, to dye, to taint, to paint; to colour,... |
| 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 |