Where does “koerantberig” come from?
koerantberig (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans koerant, from Dutch courant, from French courant, from Old French corant, from Old French corre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
koerantberig (Afrikaans): newspaper article
Definitions
- newspaper article
Ancestry of “koerantberig”, step by step
koerantberig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans koerant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | koerant | newspaper |
| 2 | Dutch | courant | current, prevalent, standard; currency; Archaic... |
| 3 | French | courant | present participle of courir; current; current,... |
| 4 | Old French | corant | present participle of corre; running; in the... |
| 5 | Old French | corre | to run; to gallop; to travel in general |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |