Where does “Paf” come from?

Paf (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German phaffo, from Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰, 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.

Paf (Luxembourgish): cleric

Definitions

  1. cleric

Ancestry of “Paf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanphaffo—
2Gothic𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰priest, clergyman
3Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
4Old Norsesúlapillar, column
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →