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Where does “pferift” come from?

pferift (Middle High German) comes from Old High German pfarifrit, from Old High German parafred, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

pferift (Middle High German): riding horse

Definitions

  1. riding horse

Ancestry of “pferift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpfarifrithorse
2Old High Germanparafred—
3Latinparaverēdus—
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “pferift”

  • Przewalski-Pferd
  • Pferdestall
  • Nilpferd
  • Pferdeschwanz
  • Flusspferd
  • Pferd
  • Pferdeantilope
  • Springpferd
  • Schaukelpferd
  • Pferdefleisch
  • Pferdestärke
  • Pferdegeschirr
  • Reitpferd
  • PS
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