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Where does “Pferd” come from?

Pferd (German) comes 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, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

Pferd (German): horse; knight

Definitions

  1. horse; knight

Ancestry of “Pferd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanphert—
2Old High Germanpfarifrithorse
3Old High Germanparafred—
4Latinparaverēdus—
5Ancient Greekπαρά
6Latinverēdus—
7Gaulishwerēdoshorse
8Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “Pferd”

  • Przewalski-Pferd
  • Pferdestall
  • Nilpferd
  • Pferdeschwanz
  • Flusspferd
  • Pferdeantilope
  • Springpferd
  • Schaukelpferd
  • Pferdefleisch
  • Pferdestärke
  • Pferdegeschirr
  • Reitpferd
  • PS
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