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Where does “kościelny” come from?

kościelny (Polish) comes 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, from Latin castrum — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kościelny (Polish): ecclesiastical; sacristan, verger

Definitions

  1. ecclesiastical; sacristan, verger

Ancestry of “kościelny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkościółchurch
2Czechkostelchurch
3Old Czechkostel—
4Old High Germankastel—
5Middle Dutchcastēel—
6Old FrenchcastelAlternative form of chastel
7Latincastellumcastle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a...
8Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
9Proto-Italickastromknife
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “kościelny”

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