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
Ancestry of “koord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | corde | — |
| 2 | Old French | corde | rope |
| 3 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | — |
Words derived from “koord”