English
Pardew
Pardew comes from Middle English Pardey.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Pardey
- EnglishtodayPardew
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Pardey
- EnglishtodayPardew
A compound of par ‘by’ + Deu ‘God’
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Italic *per ‘through, by means of’
Latin per ‘through, by means of’
Old French par ‘by’
Latin Deus
Old French Deu ‘God’
The story
From Middle English Pardey, Pardeu, from Old French par (‘by’) + Deu (‘God’), an oath name, perhaps shortened from de par Dieu (‘in God's name’).
Every English word from Middle English Pardey
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Pardey / Pardew