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Where does “farget” come from?

farget (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål farge, from Middle Low German verwe, 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.

farget (Norwegian Bokmål): coloured or colored; biased, non-neutral;...

Definitions

  1. coloured or colored; biased, non-neutral;...

Ancestry of “farget”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfargecolor , colour; color, human skin tone; dye,...
2Middle Low GermanverweAlternative form of varwe; color, paint
3Old Saxonfarwicolour
4Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
5Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “farget”

  • loppefarget
  • ufarget
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