Where does “Faawe” come from?

Faawe (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian farwe, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Faawe (Saterland Frisian): colour

Definitions

  1. colour

Ancestry of “Faawe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfarwe—
2Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →