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

  1. wind-barred seedeater (Sporophila americana)

Ancestry of “Wechselpfäffchen”, step by step

Wechselpfäffchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pfäffchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfäffchenseedeater bird of the genus
2Germanpfaffecleric, clergyman
3Middle High Germanpfaffe
4Old High Germanpfaffopriest
5Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
6Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
7Old Norsesúlapillar, column
8Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via German wechseln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwechselnchange, exchange
2Middle High Germanwëhseln
3Old High Germanwehsalōn
4Proto-Germanicwihslōnąto change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz