Where does “kermiskoers” come from?
kermiskoers (Dutch) comes from Dutch koers, from Middle Dutch coers, from Middle French cours, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
kermiskoers (Dutch): a race, notably in cycling, organized at the occasion of a (usually annual) local funfair
Definitions
- a race, notably in cycling, organized at the occasion of a (usually annual) local funfair
Ancestry of “kermiskoers”, step by step
kermiskoers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch koers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koers | course of action, approach; course of a plane or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | coers | — |
| 3 | Middle French | cours | — |
| 4 | Old French | cours | route; course; way |
| 5 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |