Where does “kościelna” come from?
kościelna (Polish) comes from Polish Kościelny, from Polish kościół, from Czech kostel, from Old Czech kostel, from Old High German kastel, from Middle Dutch castēel, from Old French castel, from Latin castellum — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Ancestry of “kościelna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Kościelny | ecclesiastical |
| 2 | Polish | kościół | church |
| 3 | Czech | kostel | church |
| 4 | Old Czech | kostel | church |
| 5 | Old High German | kastel | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | castēel | castle |
| 7 | Old French | castel | Alternative form of chastel |
| 8 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 9 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |