Where does “varwe” come from?

varwe (Middle Low German) comes 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.

varwe (Middle Low German): colour; dye; look, way something looks

Definitions

  1. colour; dye; look, way something looks

Ancestry of “varwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfarwicolour
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”

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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