Where does “papsttreu” come from?
papsttreu (German) comes from German Papst, from Old French papes, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
papsttreu (German): loyal to the Pope (and the Vatican)
Definitions
- loyal to the Pope (and the Vatican)
Ancestry of “papsttreu”, step by step
papsttreu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Papst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Papst | pope; expert, pundit |
| 2 | Old French | papes | — |
| 3 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 5 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via German treu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | treu | loyal; faithful; true |
| 2 | Middle High German | triuwe | loyalty, reliability, truthfulness |
| 3 | Old High German | triuwa | faithfulness, loyalty, truth; contract, pact,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | treuwu | fidelity, pledge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |