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 — horse.
פֿערדיש (Yiddish): horsy
Definitions
- horsy
Ancestry of “פֿערדיש”, step by step
פֿערדיש 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 |