Where does “Pfarrer” come from?

Pfarrer (German) comes from Old High German pfarrāri, from Old High German pfarra, from Late Latin parochia, from Latin paroecia, from Ancient Greek παροικία, from Ancient Greek πάροικος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Pfarrer (German): pastor

Definitions

pastor

Ancestry of “Pfarrer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	pfarrāri	—
2	Old High German	pfarra	parish
3	Late Latin	parochia	diocese
4	Latin	paroecia	—
5	Ancient Greek	παροικία	temporary residency in a foreign land
6	Ancient Greek	πάροικος	dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,...
7	Ancient Greek	οἶκος	house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
8	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
9	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
10	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
11	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Pfarrer”

Pfarrerin

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