Where does “פֿערדבין” come from?
פֿערדבין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿערד, 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, from Gaulish werēdos — horse.
פֿערדבין (Yiddish): hornet
Definitions
- hornet
Ancestry of “פֿערדבין”, step by step
פֿערדבין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿערד
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿערד | horse; fool, imbecile |
| 2 | Middle High German | phert | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfarifrit | horse |
| 4 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 5 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |