Where does “Weltpriester” come from?
Weltpriester (German) comes from German Priester, from Middle High German priester, from Old High German priestar, from Old French prestre, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Weltpriester (German): a secular priest
Definitions
- a secular priest
Ancestry of “Weltpriester”, step by step
Weltpriester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Priester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Priester | priest; priest; presbyter |
| 2 | Middle High German | priester | priest |
| 3 | Old High German | priestar | priest |
| 4 | Old French | prestre | priest |
| 5 | Latin | presbyter | an elder, presbyter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρεσβύτερος | older of two people; advanced in life, senior; a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρέσβυς | elderly, aged; old man; elder, chief, prince |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German welt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | welt | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |