Where does “kortxeaerdi” come from?
kortxeaerdi (Basque) comes from Basque kortxea, from Spanish corchea, from French crochée, from French croc, from Middle French croc, from Old French croc, from Frankish krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kortxeaerdi (Basque): semiquaver
Definitions
- semiquaver
Ancestry of “kortxeaerdi”, step by step
kortxeaerdi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Basque kortxea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | kortxea | quaver |
| 2 | Spanish | corchea | quaver |
| 3 | French | crochée | — |
| 4 | French | croc | hook; fang; croc |
| 5 | Middle French | croc | — |
| 6 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 7 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Basque erdi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | erdi | half |