Where does “varwe” come from?

varwe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch farwa, from Proto-Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

varwe (Middle Dutch): colour; paint, dye

Definitions

  1. colour; paint, dye

Ancestry of “varwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfarwacolour
2Proto-Germanic*faru—
3Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “varwe”

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