Where does “verwe” come from?
verwe (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.
Ancestry of “verwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | farwa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *faru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “verwe”