Where does “szlachta” come from?
szlachta (Polish) comes from Old Polish [[ślachta]], [[ślechta]], from Middle High German slahte, from Old High German slahta, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
szlachta (Polish): nobility
Ancestry of “szlachta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Polish | [[ślachta]], [[ślechta]] | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | slahte | genus, kind, species, race |
| 3 | Old High German | slahta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahtō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “szlachta”