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

Definitions

  1. elite army or militia

Ancestry of “keurkorps”, step by step

keurkorps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch korps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkorpsA military corps; An organized body of persons,...
2Middle Frenchcorps—
3Old Frenchcorps—
4Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
5Proto-Italickorposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Dutch keur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeurchoice; selection; elite
2Middle Dutchcore—
3Old Dutchkuri—
4Proto-Germanickuzizchoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →