Where does “șanț” come from?
șanț (Romanian) comes from Polish szaniec, from German Schanze — entrenchment, redoubt; ski-jump.
șanț (Romanian): ditch
Ancestry of “șanț”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | szaniec | sconce |
| 2 | German | Schanze | entrenchment, redoubt; ski-jump |