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