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Where does “seneschalk” come from?

seneschalk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch seneschal, from Old French seneschal, from Medieval Latin siniscalcus, from Frankish siniskalk, from Proto-Germanic siniskalkaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

seneschalk (Dutch): seneschal

Definitions

  1. seneschal

Ancestry of “seneschalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchseneschal—
2Old Frenchseneschalseneschal
3Medieval Latinsiniscalcusseneschal, steward, mayordomo
4Frankishsiniskalkseneschal
5Proto-Germanicsiniskalkaz—
6Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “seneschalk”

  • seneschal
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