Where does “ostrosłup” come from?
ostrosłup (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,...
ostrosłup (Polish): pyramid
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ostrosłup”, step by step
ostrosłup 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,... |