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
Ancestry of “Pferdefleisch”, step by step