Where does “Pferdedieb” come from?
Pferdedieb (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.
Pferdedieb (German): horse thief
Definitions
- horse thief
Ancestry of “Pferdedieb”, step by step
Pferdedieb 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 |