Where does “Farbtube” come from?
Farbtube (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Farbtube (German): tube of paint
Definitions
- tube of paint
Ancestry of “Farbtube”, step by step
Farbtube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German tūbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tūbe | tube container for semiliquids, usually with a screw top |
| 2 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 3 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 4 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 5 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |