Where does “Sint-Michielsgestel” come from?
Sint-Michielsgestel (English) comes from Dutch Sint-Michielsgestel, from Old French gastel, from Frankish wastil, from Proto-Germanic wastilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
Ancestry of “Sint-Michielsgestel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Sint-Michielsgestel | — |
| 2 | Old French | gastel | round cake, loaf of bread, wastel; roundel,... |
| 3 | Frankish | wastil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wastilaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |