Where does “Papstwappen” come from?
Papstwappen (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.
Papstwappen (German): papal coats of arms
Definitions
- papal coats of arms
Ancestry of “Papstwappen”, step by step
Papstwappen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Papst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Papst | pope; expert, pundit |
| 2 | Old French | papes | — |
| 3 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 5 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |