Where does “Färbmittel” come from?
Färbmittel (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.
Färbmittel (German): dye
Definitions
- dye
Ancestry of “Färbmittel”, step by step
Färbmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Färben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Färben | gerund of färben; dyeing |
| 2 | Middle High German | verwen | to dye, color |
| 3 | Old High German | farawen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | farawa | colour, blee; color |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German mittel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mittel | middle, in the middle; average, middling |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mittil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |