Where does “värjäytymä” come from?
värjäytymä (Finnish) comes from Finnish värjäytyä, 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 — passed , crossed.
värjäytymä (Finnish): discoloration, coloration
Definitions
- discoloration, coloration
Ancestry of “värjäytymä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värjäytyä | to get dyed or colored |
| 2 | Finnish | värjätä | To change the color of something, to dye, to tint... |
| 3 | Swedish | färga | to colour, to dye, to taint, to paint; to colour,... |
| 4 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 7 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |