English
Paar
Paar comes from Middle Low German pār ‘house of a priest’, from Latin parochia ‘parish’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- ‘to enter in, settle’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyḱ-‘to enter in, settle’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wóyḱos‘settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wóikos‘a settlement’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοἶκος‘house, dwelling’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπάροικοςpároikos‘dwelling beside, neighbouring’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαροικία‘sojourning in a foreign land’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparochia‘parish’
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600pār‘house of a priest’
- EnglishtodayPaar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyḱ-‘to enter in, settle’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wóyḱos‘settlement’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wóikos‘a settlement’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοἶκος‘house, dwelling’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπάροικοςpároikos‘dwelling beside, neighbouring’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαροικία‘sojourning in a foreign land’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparochia‘parish’
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600pār‘house of a priest’
- EnglishtodayPaar
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- ‘to enter in, settle’
village, villa, vicinity, wick, ville, 40 more
through Proto-Hellenic *wóikos ‘a settlement’
through Ancient Greek οἶκος ‘house, dwelling’
through Ancient Greek παροικία ‘sojourning in a foreign land’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- / Paar