Where does “prost” come from?
prost (Swedish) comes from English provest, from English prove, from Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
prost (Swedish): provost: an honorific title for a priest, awarded...
Definitions
- provost: an honorific title for a priest, awarded...
Ancestry of “prost”, step by step
prost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English provest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | provest | second-person singular simple present form of... |
| 2 | English | prove | To demonstrate that something is true or viable;... |
| 3 | Middle English | proven | — |
| 4 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Propst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Propst | provost |