Where does “kornfarget” come from?

kornfarget (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål farget, 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- — passed , crossed.

kornfarget (Norwegian Bokmål): grain-coloured

Definitions

  1. grain-coloured

Ancestry of “kornfarget”, step by step

kornfarget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål farget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfargetcoloured or colored; biased, non-neutral;...
2Norwegian Bokmålfargecolor / colour
3Middle Low GermanverweAlternative form of varwe; color, paint
4Old Saxonfarwicolour
5Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
6Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål korn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkorngrain; a grain
2Old Norsekorncorn; grain
3Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →