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Where does “Paradies” come from?

Paradies (German) comes from Middle High German paradīs, from Old High German paradīs, from Latin paradīsum, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

Paradies (German): paradise; atrium

Definitions

  1. paradise; atrium

Ancestry of “Paradies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanparadīs—
2Old High Germanparadīs—
3Latinparadīsum—
4Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
5Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—

Words derived from “Paradies”

  • Paradiesnuss
  • Paradiesapfel
  • Steuerparadies
  • paradajz
  • парадајз
Every word from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah →