Where does “șănțișor” come from?

șănțișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian șanț, from Polish szaniec, from German Schanze — entrenchment, redoubt; ski-jump.

șănțișor (Romanian): small ditch

Definitions

  1. small ditch

Ancestry of “șănțișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșanțditch
2Polishszaniecsconce
3GermanSchanzeentrenchment, redoubt; ski-jump
Every word from German Schanze →Every word from Polish szaniec →Every word from Romanian șanț →
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