Where does “osłupienie” come from?
osłupienie (Polish) comes from Polish osłupieć, 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 — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
osłupienie (Polish): astonishment, amazement
Definitions
- astonishment, amazement
Ancestry of “osłupienie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | osłupieć | to be poleaxed, to be struck dumb |
| 2 | Polish | słup | pole; column; pillar; pale; shell corporation; a... |
| 3 | Dutch | sloep | A small boat, with oars and historically often... |
| 4 | Middle French | chaloupe | — |
| 5 | Old French | escalope | shell |
| 6 | Old French | escale | shell |
| 7 | Old High German | skala | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |