Where does “Pferdekopfpumpe” come from?
Pferdekopfpumpe (German) comes from German Pferdekopf, 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 — horse.
Pferdekopfpumpe (German): nodding donkey
Definitions
- nodding donkey
Ancestry of “Pferdekopfpumpe”, step by step
Pferdekopfpumpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pferdekopf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pferdekopf | horsehead |
| 2 | German | Pferd | horse; knight |
| 3 | Middle High German | phert | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pfarifrit | horse |
| 5 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 6 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |