šoltýs

Old Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German schultheize, from Old High German sculdheizo, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.

Noun

šoltýs m pers

  1. elected head of a rural subdivision

Descendants

  • Slovak: šoltýs

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “šoltýs”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
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