Where does “douchegordijn” come from?
douchegordijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch gordijn, from French courtine, from Middle French courtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
douchegordijn (Dutch): shower curtain
Ancestry of “douchegordijn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | gordijn | curtain; net curtain |
| 2 | French | courtine | curtain |
| 3 | Middle French | courtine | curtain |
| 4 | Old French | cortine | curtain |
| 5 | Late Latin | cortina | cauldron; curtain; curtain |
| 6 | Latin | cortina | cauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,... |
| 7 | Latin | cortem | accusative singular of cōrs |
| 8 | Latin | cors | Alternative form of cohors; farmyard or... |
| 9 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 10 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 11 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 12 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 13 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | German | kitt | — |
| 19 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 20 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 21 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 22 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 23 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |