Where does “verdenskort” come from?
verdenskort (Danish) comes from Danish kort, 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 — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
verdenskort (Danish): world map
Definitions
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Ancestry of “verdenskort”, step by step
verdenskort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kort | short; brief; briefly |
| 2 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 3 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 4 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 5 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 6 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 7 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 8 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 9 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 10 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Danish verden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | verden | world |
| 2 | Old Danish | werdhen | — |
| 3 | Old Danish | wærælde | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |