Where does “sprayfärg” come from?
sprayfärg (Swedish) comes from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, 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.
sprayfärg (Swedish): spray paint
Definitions
- spray paint
Ancestry of “sprayfärg”, step by step
sprayfärg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Swedish spray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spray | spray (especially when sprayed from a spray can or spray bottle or the like) |
| 2 | English | spray | A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprāien | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sprēwijaną | to spray, sprinkle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |