Where does “Dompfaff” come from?
Dompfaff (German) comes from German pfaffe, from Middle High German pfaffe, from Old High German pfaffo, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
Dompfaff (German): bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Definitions
- bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Ancestry of “Dompfaff”, step by step
Dompfaff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German pfaffe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pfaffe | cleric, clergyman |
| 2 | Middle High German | pfaffe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfaffo | priest |
| 4 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 6 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via German Dom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dom | cathedral |
| 2 | Middle French | dome | — |
| 3 | Italian | duomo | the principal church of a city; a cathedral;... |
| 4 | French | dôme | dome |
| 5 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |