Where does “protestantisk” come from?
protestantisk (Danish) comes from Danish protestant, from German protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis — to stand.
protestantisk (Danish): Protestant (relating to Protestantism or Protestant churches)
Definitions
- Protestant (relating to Protestantism or Protestant churches)
Ancestry of “protestantisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | protestant | a Protestant (follower of Protestantism; member of a Protestant church) |
| 2 | German | protestant | Protestant person |
| 3 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 4 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 5 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 6 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 7 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 8 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 9 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |