Where does “paarweise” come from?
paarweise (German) comes from German paar, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
paarweise (German): pairwise
Ancestry of “paarweise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 2 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 3 | Old High German | par | — |
| 4 | Latin | pār | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |