Where does “bakgrundsfärg” come from?
bakgrundsfärg (Swedish) comes from Swedish bakgrund, from Swedish grund, from Old Norse grund, from Esperanto grundo, from German Grund, from Middle High German grunt, from Old High German grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
bakgrundsfärg (Swedish): a background colour
Definitions
- a background colour
Ancestry of “bakgrundsfärg”, step by step
bakgrundsfärg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bakgrund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bakgrund | ground; background, origins; one's social... |
| 2 | Swedish | grund | shallow; ground, land; the foundation of a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | grund | green field, grassy plain |
| 4 | Esperanto | grundo | ground, dirt, soil |
| 5 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 6 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 7 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Swedish färg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 4 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |