Where does “Wanderprediger” come from?

Wanderprediger (German) comes from German Prediger, from German predigen, from Middle High German predien, from Old High German predigōn, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Wanderprediger (German): traveling preacher, itinerant preacher

Definitions

  1. traveling preacher, itinerant preacher

Ancestry of “Wanderprediger”, step by step

Wanderprediger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Prediger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPredigerpreacher; Ecclesiastes
2Germanpredigento preach
3Middle High Germanpredien
4Old High Germanpredigōn
5Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German wandern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwandernto hike; to wander, to migrate, to move...
2Middle High Germanwandern
3Old High Germanwantaronwantarōn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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