Where does “par” come from?

par (Middle Low German) comes from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “par”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāreven (of a number)
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “par”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perH- →
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