Where does “šenkýřka” come from?
šenkýřka (Czech) comes from Czech šenkýř, from Czech šenk, from German Schenke, from German schenken, from Middle High German schenken, from Old High German scenken, from Proto-West Germanic skankijan, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną — to limp.
šenkýřka (Czech): female innkeeper
Definitions
- female innkeeper
Ancestry of “šenkýřka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šenkýř | innkeeper |
| 2 | Czech | šenk | pub |
| 3 | German | Schenke | pub |
| 4 | German | schenken | to pour from a vessel, to serve; to give as a... |
| 5 | Middle High German | schenken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | scenken | to pur in, give drink to, water |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skankijan | to pour |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |