Where does “kręgosłup” come from?
kręgosłup (Polish) comes from Polish słup, from Dutch sloep, from Middle French chaloupe, from Old French escalope, from Old French escale, from Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
kręgosłup (Polish): vertebral column, spinal column, backbone
Definitions
- vertebral column, spinal column, backbone
Ancestry of “kręgosłup”, step by step
kręgosłup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish słup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | słup | pole; column; pillar; pale; shell corporation; a... |
| 2 | Dutch | sloep | A small boat, with oars and historically often... |
| 3 | Middle French | chaloupe | — |
| 4 | Old French | escalope | shell |
| 5 | Old French | escale | shell |
| 6 | Old High German | skala | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |