Where does “knihovnice” come from?

knihovnice (Czech) comes from Czech knihovna, from Czech kniha, from Old Czech kniha, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

knihovnice (Czech): female librarian

Definitions

  1. female librarian

Ancestry of “knihovnice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechknihovnalibrary; bookcase
2Czechknihabook; omasum
3Old Czechknihabook
4Proto-Slavickъňigabook
5Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Old Czech kniha →