Where does “Teppichfarbe” come from?

Teppichfarbe (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.

Teppichfarbe (German): carpet color

Definitions

  1. carpet color

Ancestry of “Teppichfarbe”, step by step

Teppichfarbe 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 teppich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteppichrug, carpet cloth covering for a floor
2Middle High Germanteppich—
3Old High Germanteppih—
4Englishtappedsimple past tense and past participle of tap;...
5Latintapicus—
6Latintapēsrug, carpet
7Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
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