Where does “prästvigning” come from?

prästvigning (Swedish) comes from Swedish prästviga, from Swedish präst, from Old Swedish præster, from Old Norse prestr, from Old English prēost, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς — passed , crossed.

prästvigning (Swedish): ordination as a priest

Definitions

  1. ordination as a priest

Ancestry of “prästvigning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprästvigaordain as a priest
2Swedishprästa priest
3Old Swedishpræsterpriest
4Old Norseprestra priest
5Old Englishprēostpriest
6Latinpresbyteran elder, presbyter
7Ancient Greekπρεσβύτεροςolder of two people; advanced in life, senior; a...
8Ancient Greekπρέσβυςelderly, aged; old man; elder, chief, prince
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς