Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “varwe” come from?

varwe (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “varwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfarawacolour, blee; color
2Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
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”

  • vinca pervinca
  • Vielfarbigkeit
  • Klangfarbe
  • farbenblind
  • farbenfroh
  • veilchenfarbig
  • Leuchtfarbe
  • Farbton
  • Farbänderung
  • Strichfarbe
  • Lichtfarbe
  • Farbreaktion
  • Farbstiftkasten
  • farbecht
  • Farbband
  • Lebensmittelfarbstoff
  • Farbstoff
  • Farbbeutel
  • Farbenblindheit
  • Einfarbralle
  • einfarbig
  • cremefarbig
  • Farbspektrum
  • Farbstift
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