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Where does “koord” come from?

koord (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.

koord (Dutch): rope, cord

Definitions

  1. rope, cord

Ancestry of “koord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcorde—
2Old Frenchcorderope
3Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
4Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-—

Words derived from “koord”

  • schellekoord
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