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
Ancestry of “parlag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | par | pair |
| 2 | Old Norse | par | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | par | — |
| 4 | Latin | pār | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |