Where does “Honigkuchenpferd” come from?
Honigkuchenpferd (German) comes from German Pferd, from Middle High German phert, from Old High German pfarifrit, from Old High German parafred, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos — horse.
Honigkuchenpferd (German): gingerbread horse
Definitions
- gingerbread horse
Ancestry of “Honigkuchenpferd”, step by step
Honigkuchenpferd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pferd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pferd | horse; knight |
| 2 | Middle High German | phert | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfarifrit | horse |
| 4 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 5 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via German Honigkuchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Honigkuchen | gingerbread esp. sweetened with honey |
| 2 | German | Honig | honey |
| 3 | Middle High German | hönic | — |
| 4 | Old High German | honag | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |