Where does “kościołecek” come from?
kościołecek (Polish) comes from Polish kościółek, 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 “kościołecek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kościółek | — |
| 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... |