Where does “papange” come from?

papange (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

papange (French): a man whose child died during the mother's pregnancy or during childbirth

Definitions

  1. a man whose child died during the mother's pregnancy or during childbirth

Ancestry of “papange”, step by step

papange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French papa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpapapapa, a child's father; also as form of address:...
2Middle Frenchpapa
3Old Frenchpapa
4Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
5Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
6Old Norsesúlapillar, column
7Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via French Ange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAngealso used in compound names like Marie-Ange
2Old FrenchangeAlternative form of angle
3LatinAngelusangel
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz