Where does “sprejfärg” come from?

sprejfärg (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.

sprejfärg (Swedish): spray paint

Definitions

  1. spray paint

Ancestry of “sprejfärg”, step by step

sprejfärg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish färg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfärgcolor; the spectral composition of visible light;...
2Old Swedishfærgha—
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 Swedish sprej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsprej—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →