Where does “șănțuc” come from?

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

Ancestry of “șănțuc”, 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 →