Where does “קאָשטשאָל” come from?
קאָשטשאָל (Yiddish) comes from Polish kościół, from Czech kostel, from Old Czech kostel, from Old High German kastel, from Middle Dutch castēel, from Old French castel, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
קאָשטשאָל (Yiddish): A Catholic church
Ancestry of “קאָשטשאָל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | kościół | church |
| 2 | Czech | kostel | church |
| 3 | Old Czech | kostel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kastel | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | castēel | — |
| 6 | Old French | castel | Alternative form of chastel |
| 7 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 8 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |