Where does “pastorat” come from?

pastorat (Swedish) comes from Swedish åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

pastorat (Swedish): a parish, a benefice; a group of parishes served...

Definitions

  1. a parish, a benefice; a group of parishes served...

Ancestry of “pastorat”, step by step

pastorat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåtfor; to, towards, in a certain direction
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Swedish pastor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpastorA pastor, priest
2LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
3Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
4Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną