Where does “zamek” come from?

zamek (Polish) comes from Middle High German slōz, from Old High German sloz, from Proto-Germanic slutą.

zamek (Polish): lock; zip fastener, zipper, zip; castle

Definitions

  1. lock; zip fastener, zipper, zip; castle

Ancestry of “zamek”, step by step

zamek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German slōz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslōz—
2Old High Germansloz—
3Proto-Germanicslutą—

via Proto-Slavic zamъkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczamъkъlock; snare, knot
2Proto-Slaviczamъknǫtito pull up, to drag

Words derived from “zamek”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Old High German sloz →Every word from Middle High German slōz →