Etymograph

English

protestantize

From Protestant + -ize.

Formed from Protestant + -ize

German Protestant ‘Protestant (person)’

English Protestant

Today it means

verb To convert to Protestantism.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “protestantize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / protestantize