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)
- colour/color
- (in some dialects) paint
See also
- Klür