Where does “kontraktsprost” come from?
kontraktsprost (Swedish) comes from Swedish kontrakt, from Latin contractus, from Latin contrahō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kontraktsprost (Swedish): a rural dean
Definitions
- a rural dean
Ancestry of “kontraktsprost”, step by step
kontraktsprost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kontrakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kontrakt | a contract |
| 2 | Latin | contractus | collected, accomplished, contracted; narrow,... |
| 3 | Latin | contrahō | to draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Swedish prost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | prost | provost: an honorific title for a priest, awarded... |
| 2 | English | provest | second-person singular simple present form of... |
| 3 | English | prove | To demonstrate that something is true or viable;... |
| 4 | Middle English | proven | — |
| 5 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |