Where does “șanț” come from?

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

șanț (Romanian): ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch

Ancestry of “șanț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszaniecsconce
2GermanSchanzeentrenchment, redoubt; ski-jump

Words derived from “șanț”

Every word from German Schanze →Every word from Polish szaniec →
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