Where does “osłupieć” come from?
osłupieć (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,...
osłupieć (Polish): to be poleaxed, to be struck dumb
Definitions
- to be poleaxed, to be struck dumb
Ancestry of “osłupieć”, step by step
| 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,... |