Where does “Stimmfarbe” come from?

Stimmfarbe (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.

Stimmfarbe (German): timbre

Definitions

  1. timbre

Ancestry of “Stimmfarbe”, step by step

Stimmfarbe 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 stimme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstimmeinflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanstimme—
3Old High Germanstimma—
4Proto-Germanic*stebnu—
5Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →