Where does “kontrastfarge” come from?
kontrastfarge (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kontrast, from French contraste, from Middle French contraste, from Italian contrasto, from Italian contrastare, from Latin contrāstāre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī — where.
kontrastfarge (Norwegian Nynorsk): a contrasting colour
Definitions
- a contrasting colour
Ancestry of “kontrastfarge”, step by step
kontrastfarge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kontrast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kontrast | contrast |
| 2 | French | contraste | contrast; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | contraste | — |
| 4 | Italian | contrasto | obstacle, hindrance; quarrel, argument, dispute;... |
| 5 | Italian | contrastare | to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to... |
| 6 | Latin | contrāstāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 8 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 9 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |
via Norwegian Nynorsk farge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | farge | a colour / color |
| 2 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 3 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |