Etymology Explorer › Low German

Where does “Farwe” come from?

Farwe (Low German) comes from Middle Low German varwe, from Old Saxon farwi, 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.

Farwe (Low German): colour/color; paint

Definitions

  1. colour/color; paint

Ancestry of “Farwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvarwecolour; dye; look, way something looks
2Old Saxonfarwicolour
3Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
4Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Farwe”

  • farwa
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