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- — to travel, tour.

paaren (German): to mate, to pair

Definitions

  1. to mate, to pair

Ancestry of “paaren”, step by step

paaren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bernd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBerndan anon
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-to travel, tour

via German paar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpaarsome; few; a few
2Middle High Germanpâr—
3Old High Germanpar—
4Latinpāreven (of a number)
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “paaren”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →
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