Where does “vèrbe” come from?
vèrbe (Norman) comes from Middle High German varwe, 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.
vèrbe (Norman): verb
Definitions
- verb
Ancestry of “vèrbe”, step by step
vèrbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German varwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | varwe | color, hue |
| 2 | Old High German | farawa | colour, blee; color |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old French verbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | verbe | word; phrasing; way of expressing something |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |