Where does “Deckenfarbe” come from?
Deckenfarbe (German) comes from German decke, from Middle High German decke, from Old High German theckī, from Old High German thecken, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
Deckenfarbe (German): ceiling color; ceiling paint
Definitions
- ceiling color; ceiling paint
Ancestry of “Deckenfarbe”, step by step
Deckenfarbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German decke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | decke | present first-person singular of decken "I cover" |
| 2 | Middle High German | decke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | theckī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | thecken | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via German farbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | farbe | colour |
| 2 | Middle High German | varwe | color, hue |
| 3 | Old High German | farawa | colour, blee; color |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |