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