Where does “kantsel” come from?
kantsel (Estonian) comes from German kanzel, from Middle High German kanzel, from Old High German cancella, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- — to cut, cut off, sever.
kantsel (Estonian): pulpit
Definitions
- pulpit
Ancestry of “kantsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kanzel | pulpit; raised, enclosed platform in a church from which a preacher preaches |
| 2 | Middle High German | kanzel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | cancella | the place set apart for the priests |
| 4 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus: ## genitive singular ##... |
| 5 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |