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