Farwe

Low German

Alternative forms
  • (Low Prussian) Farw
  • Farve

Etymology

From Middle Low German varwe, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon *farwi, *farawi (“colour”), from Proto-Germanic *farwō, from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (“motley, coloured”). Cognate with Old High German farawa (“color”) (German Farbe), Old High German faro (“colored”), Latin pulcher (“beautiful, sheen”), Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós, “multicolored”), Old Irish earc (“spotted”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfarwə/, /ˈfaːvə/

Noun

Farwe f (plural Farwen)

  1. colour/color
  2. (in some dialects) paint

See also
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