Where does “Farbsättigung” come from?
Farbsättigung (German) comes from German Sättigung, from German sättigen, from German satt, from Middle High German sat, from Old High German sāt, from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Farbsättigung (German): color intensity
Definitions
- color intensity
Ancestry of “Farbsättigung”, step by step
Farbsättigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sättigung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sättigung | satiation; colorfulness |
| 2 | German | sättigen | to satisfy, to gorge, to satiate; to saturate |
| 3 | German | satt | not hungry, satiated; not willing to eat more... |
| 4 | Middle High German | sat | — |
| 5 | Old High German | sāt | full, sated |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sād | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sēdiz | seed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
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 |