Where does “Wechselpfäffchen” come from?
Wechselpfäffchen (German) comes from German Pfäffchen, 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 — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
Wechselpfäffchen (German): wind-barred seedeater (Sporophila americana)
Definitions
- wind-barred seedeater (Sporophila americana)
Ancestry of “Wechselpfäffchen”, step by step
Wechselpfäffchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pfäffchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfäffchen | seedeater bird of the genus |
| 2 | German | pfaffe | cleric, clergyman |
| 3 | Middle High German | pfaffe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pfaffo | priest |
| 5 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 7 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via German wechseln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wechseln | change, exchange |
| 2 | Middle High German | wëhseln | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wehsalōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wihslōną | to change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |