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

  1. tube of paint

Ancestry of “Farbtube”, step by step

Farbtube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German farbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfarbecolour
2Middle High Germanvarwecolor, hue
3Old High Germanfarawacolour, blee; color
4Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
5Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German tūbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantūbetube container for semiliquids, usually with a screw top
2EnglishtubeAnything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;...
3Middle Frenchtubeconduit; canal; pipe
4Latintubustube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices
5LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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