An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Pardel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Pardel
Friedrich Kluge2510374An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Pardel1891John Francis Davis

Pardel, Parder, m., from the equiv. MidHG. parde, OHG. pardo, m., ‘panther, leopard’; borrowed from Lat. pardus; MidHG. variant part (pardes), m.; the l or rather r of the ModHG. form is due to Gr. and Lat. pardalis.