Where does “vesivärinappi” come from?
vesivärinappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesiväri, 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.
vesivärinappi (Finnish): watercolor puck small, round disc of water-soluble paint that, by applying water with a paintbrush, can be turned into watercolor for painting
Definitions
- watercolor puck small, round disc of water-soluble paint that, by applying water with a paintbrush, can be turned into watercolor for painting
Ancestry of “vesivärinappi”, step by step
vesivärinappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vesiväri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesiväri | watercolor |
| 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 |