Where does “kortliks” come from?
kortliks (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kort, from Dutch kort, from Middle Dutch cort, from Old Dutch kurt, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
kortliks (Afrikaans): recently
Definitions
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Ancestry of “kortliks”, step by step
kortliks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kort | short (in extent, physical length) |
| 2 | Dutch | kort | short |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cort | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kurt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kurt | short |
| 6 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Afrikaans liks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | liks | — |