Where does “штекнферд” come from?
штекнферд (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Steckenpferd, from German Pferd, 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 — horse.
штекнферд (Serbo-Croatian): hobbyhorse
Definitions
- hobbyhorse
Ancestry of “штекнферд”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Steckenpferd | hobby horse; hobby |
| 2 | German | Pferd | horse; knight |
| 3 | Middle High German | phert | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pfarifrit | horse |
| 5 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 6 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |