Where does “paus” come from?

paus (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch paus, from Old French papes, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

paus (Dutch): pope

Definitions

  1. pope

Ancestry of “paus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpaus—
2Old Frenchpapes—
3Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
4Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
5Old Norsesúlapillar, column
6Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “paus”

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