Where does “Pieetje” come from?
Pieetje (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Pieet, from Middle Low German pêrd, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
Ancestry of “Pieetje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Pieet | horse |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pêrd | — |
| 3 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 5 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 6 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |