Where does “korstog” come from?
korstog (Danish) comes from Danish tog, from Middle Low German toge, from Old Saxon tugi, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
korstog (Danish): crusade; grand concerted effort against something...
Definitions
- crusade; grand concerted effort against something...
Ancestry of “korstog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | tog | train; expedition; past tense of tage |
| 2 | Middle Low German | toge | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | tugi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tugi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tugiz | a drawing, tug, pull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |