Where does “prostinna” come from?
prostinna (Swedish) comes from Swedish prost, from English provest, from English prove, from Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
prostinna (Swedish): a provostest; the wife or widow of a prost
Definitions
- a provostest; the wife or widow of a prost
Ancestry of “prostinna”, step by step
| 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 |