Where does “rotgefärbt” come from?

rotgefärbt (German) comes from German gefärbt, from German färben, from Middle High German verwen, from Old High German farawen, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.

rotgefärbt (German): red-coloured

Definitions

  1. red-coloured

Ancestry of “rotgefärbt”, step by step

rotgefärbt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gefärbt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangefärbtpast participle of färben; dyed; coloured
2Germanfärbento color; to dye
3Middle High Germanverwento dye, color
4Old High Germanfarawen—
5Old High Germanfarawacolour, blee; color
6Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
7Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German rōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrōt—
2Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
3Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
4Proto-West Germanicraudred
5Proto-Germanicraudazred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →