Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “kort” come from?

kort (Danish) comes from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

kort (Danish): short; brief; briefly

Definitions

  1. short; brief; briefly

Ancestry of “kort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germankorta card
2Germankarte—
3Middle High Germankarte—
4Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
5Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
6Frenchcartela cartel
7Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
8Italiancartapaper; map; menu
9Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
10Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
11Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “kort”

  • julekort
  • buskort
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