Where does “barbakan” come from?

barbakan (Czech) comes from Middle Dutch barbecane, from Old French barbacane.

barbakan (Czech): barbican

Definitions

  1. barbican

Ancestry of “barbakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbarbecanebarbican
2Old Frenchbarbacane—
Every word from Old French barbacane →Every word from Middle Dutch barbecane →
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