Where does “courant” come from?
courant (Dutch) comes from French courant, from Old French corant, from Old French corre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
courant (Dutch): current, prevalent, standard; currency; Archaic...
Definitions
- current, prevalent, standard; currency; Archaic...
Ancestry of “courant”, step by step
courant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French courant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | courant | present participle of courir; current; current,... |
| 2 | Old French | corant | present participle of corre; running; in the... |
| 3 | Old French | corre | to run; to gallop; to travel in general |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Middle French courant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | courant | — |