Where does “Nadelpferdchen” come from?

Nadelpferdchen (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.

Nadelpferdchen (German): pipehorse pipefish of the genus

Definitions

  1. pipehorse pipefish of the genus

Ancestry of “Nadelpferdchen”, step by step

Nadelpferdchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pferd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPferdhorse; knight
2Middle High Germanphert
3Old High Germanpfarifrithorse
4Old High Germanparafred
5Latinparaverēdusa horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

via German Nadel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNadelneedle; hook; pin; needle
2Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidosEvery word from Gaulish werēdosEvery word from Latin verēdus