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Where does “parlag” come from?

parlag (Faroese) comes from Faroese par, from Old Norse par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

parlag (Faroese): partnership

Definitions

  1. partnership

Ancestry of “parlag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseparpair
2Old Norsepar—
3Middle Low Germanpar—
4Latinpār—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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