Where does “påvemakt” come from?
påvemakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish påve, from Old Swedish pave, from Old Norse páfi, from Old Saxon pavos, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
påvemakt (Swedish): the papacy, the power of the pope, the Roman...
Definitions
- the papacy, the power of the pope, the Roman...
Ancestry of “påvemakt”, step by step
påvemakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish påve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | påve | pope |
| 2 | Old Swedish | pave | pope |
| 3 | Old Norse | páfi | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | pavos | — |
| 5 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 6 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 8 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via Swedish makt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | makt | power, influence; a power |
| 2 | Old Norse | makt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | macht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | maht | might |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |