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Where does “paaren” come from?

paaren (German) comes from German Bernd, from German Bernhard, from Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

paaren (German): to mate, to pair

Definitions

  1. to mate, to pair

Ancestry of “paaren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBernd—
2GermanBernhardBernard
3Old High GermanBernhart—
4Old High Germanharthard
5Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
6Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “paaren”

  • Paarung
  • paart
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →