Where does “Päpstin” come from?

Päpstin (German) comes from German Papst, 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.

Päpstin (German): popess, pope; expert, pundit

Definitions

  1. popess, pope; expert, pundit

Ancestry of “Päpstin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPapstpope; expert, pundit
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →