Where does “countrymusik” come from?
countrymusik (Danish) comes from Danish country, from English country, from Middle English contre, from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
countrymusik (Danish): country music
Definitions
- country music
Ancestry of “countrymusik”, step by step
countrymusik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish country
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | country | country, country music |
| 2 | English | country | An area of land; a district, region; A set region... |
| 3 | Middle English | contre | region, area; A political division, including;... |
| 4 | Old French | contree | country; the countryside |
| 5 | Latin | contrata | lying opposite; spread before |
| 6 | Latin | contra | against; opposite to; contrary to |
| 7 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |