Where does “korridor” come from?

korridor (Danish) comes from French corridor, from Italian corridore, from Italian correre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

korridor (Danish): corridor

Definitions

  1. corridor

Ancestry of “korridor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorridorpassage, corridor
2Italiancorridorerunning; racing; runner
3Italiancorrereto run; to hurry, rush
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →