The story
- Old English · inherited fromprēosthād“priesthood”
- Middle English · inherited frompresthed
- English todaypriesthood
From Middle English presthed, presthede, presthod, presthode, from Old English prēosthād (“priesthood”), equivalent to priest + -hood. Compare Dutch priesterheid (“priesthood”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.