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Where does “פֿערדיש” come from?

פֿערדיש (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.

פֿערדיש (Yiddish): horsy

Definitions

  1. horsy

Ancestry of “פֿערדיש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿערדhorse; fool, imbecile
2Middle High Germanphert—
3Old High Germanpfarifrithorse
4Old High Germanparafred—
5Latinparaverēdus—
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7Latinverēdus—
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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