Where does “pfaffo” come from?

pfaffo (Old High German) comes 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.

pfaffo (Old High German): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “pfaffo”, step by step

pfaffo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin papa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
2Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
3Old Norsesúlapillar, column
4Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰priest, clergyman
2Ancient Greekπάπαςbishop, patriarch; father

Words derived from “pfaffo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →
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