Where does “łańcuszek” come from?

łańcuszek (Polish) comes from Polish łańcuch, from Old Czech lancúch, from Middle High German lanne, from Old High German lanna, from Vulgar Latin lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.

łańcuszek (Polish): chain

Definitions

  1. chain

Ancestry of “łańcuszek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłańcuchchain; string
2Old Czechlancúchchain
3Middle High Germanlannechain
4Old High Germanlannametal sheet, platelet; chain
5Vulgar Latinlanna—
6Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
7Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina
Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →Every word from Vulgar Latin lanna →