Where does “pere” come from?
pere (Sotho) comes from Afrikaans perd, from Dutch paard, from Middle Dutch pert, from Old Dutch pered, from Old High German parafred, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
pere (Sotho): horse; pear
Definitions
- horse; pear
Ancestry of “pere”, step by step
pere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans perd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | perd | horse; knight |
| 2 | Dutch | paard | A horse, "Equus caballus" or "Equus ferus"; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pert | horse |
| 4 | Old Dutch | pered | — |
| 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 |