Where does “Prädja” come from?
Prädja (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch prädjen, from Middle Low German prēdigen, from Proto-West Germanic *predigōn, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Prädja (Plautdietsch): preacher, minister, pastor, parson
Definitions
- preacher, minister, pastor, parson
Ancestry of “Prädja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | prädjen | to preach |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prēdigen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *predigōn | to preach (the gospel) |
| 4 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |