Where does “kościół” come from?
kościół (Polish) comes from Czech kostel, from Old Czech kostel, from Old High German kastel, from Middle Dutch castēel, from Old French castel, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
kościół (Polish): church
Definitions
- church
Ancestry of “kościół”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kostel | church |
| 2 | Old Czech | kostel | church |
| 3 | Old High German | kastel | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | castēel | castle |
| 5 | Old French | castel | Alternative form of chastel |
| 6 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 7 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |