Where does “priestling” come from?
priestling (English) comes from English priest, from Middle English prest, from Old French prest, from Latin pressus, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
priestling (English): A petty, insignificant priest
Definitions
- A petty, insignificant priest
Ancestry of “priestling”, step by step
priestling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English priest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | priest | a religious clergyman who is trained to perform... |
| 2 | Middle English | prest | loan, borrowing; tax, fee, levy; advance payment |
| 3 | Old French | prest | loan; monetary gift |
| 4 | Latin | pressus | pressed, having been pressed, squeezed;... |
| 5 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |