From Middle English palfrey, from Anglo-Norman palefrei ("steed"), from Old French palefroi, from Late Latin paraverēdus ("post horse, spare horse"), from Ancient Greek παρά+ Latin verēdus ("post horse"), from Gaulish *werēdos ("horse") (compare Welsh gorwydd ("horse")), from Proto-Celtic *uɸorēdos ("horse"). prad. Compare Dutch paard and German Pferd.
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