Where does “pap” come from?
pap (Dutch) comes from Dutch papa, from French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
pap (Dutch): mush; porridge; Pa, dad
Definitions
- mush; porridge; Pa, dad
Ancestry of “pap”, step by step
pap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch papa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | papa | Dad |
| 2 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 3 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 4 | Old French | papa | — |
| 5 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 7 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via Middle Dutch pappe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | pappe | soft food |