varwe

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

varwe f

1. colour
2. paint, dye

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• vāerwe
• verwe

Derived terms

• varwen

Descendants

• Dutch: verf
  • Afrikaans: verf
  • → Papiamentu: fèrfdó
  • → Sranan Tongo: ferfi
• Limburgish: varf

Further reading

• “varwe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “varuwe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page varuwe

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Middle Low German

Alternative forms

• verwe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (originally) IPA^(key): /farwə/

Noun

varwe

1. colour
2. dye
3. look, way something looks
4. 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