Where does “Färberwegedorn” come from?

Färberwegedorn (German) comes from German Färben, from Middle High German verwen, from Old High German farawen, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Färberwegedorn (German): dyer's buckthorn

Definitions

  1. dyer's buckthorn

Ancestry of “Färberwegedorn”, step by step

Färberwegedorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Färben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFärbengerund of färben; dyeing
2Middle High Germanverwento dye, color
3Old High Germanfarawen—
4Old High Germanfarawacolour, blee; color
5Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
6Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Wegedorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWegedornbuckthorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →
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