Where does “keurkorps” come from?
keurkorps (Dutch) comes from Dutch korps, from Middle French corps, from Old French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
keurkorps (Dutch): elite army or militia
Ancestry of “keurkorps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | korps | A military corps; An organized body of persons,... |
| 2 | Middle French | corps | — |
| 3 | Old French | corps | — |
| 4 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |