Where does “pastoor” come from?

pastoor (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pastoor (Dutch): parish priest; pastor, one who provides spiritual...

Definitions

  1. parish priest; pastor, one who provides spiritual...

Ancestry of “pastoor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpastōorpriest, pastor
2LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
3Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
4Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pastoor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →