Where does “Farbstiftkasten” come from?

Farbstiftkasten (German) comes from German Farbstift, from German farbe, from Middle High German varwe, 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.

Farbstiftkasten (German): color pencil box

Definitions

  1. color pencil box

Ancestry of “Farbstiftkasten”, step by step

Farbstiftkasten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Farbstift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFarbstiftcolored pencil
2Germanfarbecolour
3Middle High Germanvarwecolor, hue
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 kasten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankastencrate (e.g. for bottles)
2Middle High Germankaste—
3Old High Germankastobox, case
4Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
5Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →