Where does “kærustupar” come from?

kærustupar (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic par, from English PAR, from Jamaican Creole par, from Jamaican Creole partner, from English partner, from Middle English partener, from English parcener, from Old French parçonier — passed , crossed.

kærustupar (Icelandic): a boyfriend and girlfriend, a couple

Definitions

  1. a boyfriend and girlfriend, a couple

Ancestry of “kærustupar”, step by step

kærustupar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic par

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicparpair; a couple, two people who are dating; par
2EnglishPARInitialism of periodic automatic replenishment:...
3Jamaican CreoleparTo associate, to chill, to hang
4Jamaican Creolepartnerpartner
5EnglishpartnerSomeone who is associated with another in a...
6Middle Englishpartener
7EnglishparcenerA coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an...
8Old Frenchparçoniercoholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant
9Old Frenchparçondivision; separation
10Latinpartitionemaccusative singular of partītiō
11LatinpartitioThe act of sharing or parting; partition,...
12Latinpartīre
13Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic kær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickærdear
2Old Norsekærrdear
3Latincārusdear, beloved
4Proto-Italickārosdear
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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