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- — bowels, intestines.

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-bowels, intestines

Words derived from “koord

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-