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Where does “Pferdefleisch” come from?

Pferdefleisch (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.

Pferdefleisch (German): horsemeat

Definitions

  1. horsemeat

Ancestry of “Pferdefleisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPferdhorse; knight
2Middle High Germanphert—
3Old High Germanpfarifrithorse
4Old High Germanparafred—
5Latinparaverēdus—
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7Latinverēdus—
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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