varwe

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *farwa, from Proto-Germanic *farwō.

Noun

varwe f

colour
paint, dye

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

vāerwe
verwe

Derived terms

varwen

Descendants

Dutch: verf
- Afrikaans: verf
- → Papiamentu: fèrfdó
Limburgish: varf

Further reading

“varwe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“varuwe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

verwe

Etymology

From Old Saxon far(a)wi, from Proto-Germanic *farwō.

Pronunciation

(originally) IPA^(key): /farwə/

Noun

varwe

colour
dye
look, way something looks
mark, insignia

Descendants

Low German: Faarf, Farf, Farv, Farve, Farw, Farwe
Westrobothnian: ferg
→ Danish: farve
→ Estonian: värv
→ Norwegian: farge
→ Old Swedish: færgha
- Swedish: färg
  - → Finnish: väri

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