Where does “Klangfarbe” come from?

Klangfarbe (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.

Klangfarbe (German): timbre

Definitions

  1. timbre

Ancestry of “Klangfarbe”, step by step

Klangfarbe 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 klang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklangfirst/third-person singular preterite of klingen
2Middle High Germanklanc—
3Old High Germanklang—

Words derived from “Klangfarbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →